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Alliance Sponsors
Commerce Bank
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Grant Thornton LLP
Wichita Technology Corporation
Assistance for Entrepreneurs
Advanced Manufacturing Institute
AMI provides a spectrum of resources to propel innovation and accelerate the economic development of Kansas through the advancement and utilization of manufacturing technologies.
Alliance for Technology Commercialization
The ATC was established to help develop, transfer, and commercialize new technologies. The objective is to create high power jobs and increase prosperity in Pittsburg, southeast KS, and the region.
Association of University Technology Managers
The mission of the AUTM is to promote, support and enhance the global academic technology transfer profession through internal and external education, training and communication.
Bioscience & Technology Business Center
A Lawrence, Kansas not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to foster the development and growth of the life sciences industry in the local area.
Enterprise Center of Johnson County
The ECJC is a business incubator that provides high-growth potential companies with office space, consulting and advisory services and financing resources to help them grow and succeed.
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
EPSCoR’s goal is to identify, develop, and utilize a state’s academic science and technology resources in a way that will support wealth creation and a more productive and fulfilling way of life for its citizens.
Higuchi Biosciences Center
HBC's mission is two-fold: to foster an environment conducive to interdisciplinary, biomedical research, and to contribute to the economic development of the state of Kansas by commercializing the technologies resulting from that research. InnovationAmerica Founded by Richard Bendis, Innovation America features Innovation Daily, a resource dedicated to accelerating the growth of the entrepreneurial innovation economy in America. The site is based on a framework on how to finance and bring together organizations, networks, and resources involved in growing the nation's entrepreneurial innovation economy and creating new jobs.
Information and Telecommunications Technology Center
ITTC excel's in basic research, technology development, and technology transfer through the support of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC), private industry, and federal and state programs.
Kansas Polymer Research Center
The mission of the Polymer R&D Lab is to help clients solve development and production problems in the field of polymers and plastics.
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation
KTEC is a state-owned corporation established by Kansas to promote advanced technology economic development.
Lawrence Regional Technology Center
The LRTC is a not-for-profit small business incubator that offers valuable resources and services to support the formation and growth of high technology start-up companies in Lawrence and the surrounding communities.
Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center
MAMTC is dedicated to serving small and mid-sized manufacturers in Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming by providing counsel, training, and resources to help them grow and prosper.
National Business Incubation Association
NBIA is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship.
National Institute for Aviation Research
NIAR integrates university, government and business entities in cooperative efforts to advance technologies for aviation and other industries.
National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization
NISTAC, formerly the Mid-America Commercialization Corporation's (MACC), has expanded its programs beyond Kansas to include regions throughout the nation.
Quest Business Center for Entrepreneurs
The Quest Center is a small business incubator located in Hutchinson, KS.
Wichita Technology Corporation
WTC is a private commercialization corporation with the mission of fostering the creation and growth of technology based businesses in Kansas.
Entrepreneur Resources
Entrepreneur America
Provides start-ups and established businesses with mentoring services that improve growth, profitability, and/or market position.
Entrepreneur.com
Offers information, services, and advice for small business owners.
Kauffman eVenturing
Entrepreneurs will find eVenturing to be an interactive, vibrant, and vital place to make important connections, access help and advice, and find relevant, practical “just-in-time” information and tools.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Entrepreneur Resource Center
Our professionals have worked with many companies to develop their business plans, secure financing, execute their strategy, build value and achieve a successful exit through IPO or trade sale.
Investor Resources
Angel Capital Association
ACA is North America's professional alliance of angel groups.
Kansas Angels - Angel Investor Tax Credit
Kansas-based angel investors who wish to seek the Kansas Angel Investor Tax Credit must register through the Kansas Angels web site.
Venture Capital Forums
Great Plains Capital Conference
InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum
Oklahoma Investment Forum
Venture Capital Associations
National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
NASVF is an organization of public, private, and nonprofit organizations committed to building their local economies by investing and facilitating investment in local entrepreneurs.
National Venture Capital Association
NVCA is a member-based organization, which consists of venture capital firms that manage pools of risk equity capital designated to be invested in high growth companies.
