Innovate SOMO highlights a program in partnership with Edward Lowe Foundation. This is a guest post from Missouri State University’s efactory. View the original post here. With adequate resources, a small business can escalate from idea to venture quickly. …

We’ve rounded up 15 of our favorites from across the Midwest for the 2023 holiday season! Can you believe it? The 2023 holiday shopping season is already upon us! There’s no better time to get a start on the gift-giving than the present (😉🎁)—that’s why we scoured the Midwest for…

Turnkey resources now available on demand to help innovators develop and build healthcare businesses. This is a guest post from MATTER. October 5, 2023, CHICAGO — MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, has launched Flex, a new membership tier that offers healthcare innovators immediate access to tools and…

Keep an eye on these trailblazers coming out of the mHUB Innovation Center & Startup Accelerator in Chicago. This is a guest post from mHUB. Chicago is an epicenter of innovation (recently ranked #1) and it’s no surprise. With several industry verticals, Chicago has one of the most varied economies…

Before any company decides to go down the Reg CF path, there are a few important points to consider. This blog aims to lay out the pros, cons, and other important aspects of pursuing Reg CF funding to consider when deciding on which path is best for a company. This…

Scott Henderson reflects on investing more than $3M in Nebraska startups over the last three years. This is a guest post sent by Scott Henderson, Managing Principal at NMotion powered by gener8tor. View the orignal post via Silicon Prairie News. I love trick shots. The more challenging, the better. If…

Bloomington, Ind. — Members of Bloomington’s tech community joined together with civic and private sector leaders on Thursday, October 5, to celebrate a groundbreaking for the Trades District Tech Center. Due to inclement weather, the ceremony was held indoors across the street at The Mill, with a make-shift trough of…

This is a guest post from Brett Brohl, Managing Partner at Bread & Butter Ventures. View the original post here. Team, team, team, product, market, traction are what we look for in a startup when we invest in seed stage companies. Yep, three teams. At this stage, team is at…

Your network connections are crucial for growing your venture capital portfolio. Learn how to write a seamless forward-able email as an introduction. This is a guest post from Render Capital. View the original post here. For a dozen years now I’ve been sending founders (and others) a link to an…