Check out these resources including aggregations of competitions, funding sources, conferences, and other entrepreneurial, design, and innovation activity. Classes, seminars, and training too ... local, national, and international.
- Balsamiq Mockups - Rapid wireframing tool for UI and interface construction
- Catalyst @Health 2.0 - Resources from concept to commercialization
- Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor - Employment and funding opportunities
- Cyclotron Road - Science and Hard Tech Incubator
- CWRU Technology Validation & Start-up Fund Program (CTP)
- Department of Energy Dawnbreaker SBIR/STTR Phase 0 - Help for women and minority innovators
- Economic & Community Development Institute - Including SBA and WBC
- EDGE Summer Internship Program - Positions for grad students focusing on biz dev and innovation
- Figma Education Plan - Free teamwork suite for students
- GE Healthcare five.eight Accelerator - For healthcare startups
- Girl Starter
- Google Developers Launchpad Studio - 6-month product development acceleration program
- Great Lakes Energy Institute Funding Opportunities
- i Corps (University of Akron) - Training to qualify for gov't funding & more
- InVision - Prototyping, collaboration & workflow platform
- LivePlan - Collaborate, build, and plan your pitch
- Major League Hacking
- Meeting of the Minds
- Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund - Students take venture stakes in NEO ventures
- Sears ThinkBox Student Project Fund - Rolling applications - limited funds
- TED Fellows Application
- Tin Shed Ventures - Patagonia supporting environmentally-focused startups
- Venture for America Fellows Application
Consider these resources when developing and preparing your business or idea and laying it out for the world to see. Check in the CWRU LaunchNet office for more assistance or to bring your plan to the next level.
- Steve Blank Lean Startup Tools
- Alex Cowan Venture Design Tools
- Content Marketing Institute - Content/client focused entrepreneurship resources
- JumpStart Entrepreneur Toolkit
- Patrick Lencioni- Leadership and business organization consultant
- Alexander Osterwalder explains the Business Model Canvas - Video overview
- Canvanizer - Online Business Model Canvas tool
- The 20 Minute VC - Podcasting the startup experience
- Virgin StartUp - Tool kits, tips, contests & more
- Women 2.0 - Great stories about women in technology and business
- Y Combinator Startup School - Get schooled with the best resources