There was insufficient time during the first CO.STARTERS program for entrepreneurs to connect and to learn about one another's passions, interests and areas of expertise. In response, we designed the orientation class for first-time entrepreneurs to ease-in to the rigors…
Welcome to another edition of Meet the CO.STARTERS! Up this week is Jennifer Johnson. A little about her business: Connect Web Design and Marketing is a Digital Marketing Agency specializing in helping business' with web based marketing solutions. We specialize…
Members of the Startup GP community are invited to join us at Mindshare Midwest 2019. Please see the details below. When: April 25th and 26th Where: Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria, Illinois This is a great opportunity to connect entrepreneurs…
CO.STARTERS, a platform to help communities grow local business, is coming to Greater Peoria in Spring 2019. This nine-week program equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action. WHO’S IT FOR? If you’re an…
Morton-based autonomous vehicle startup AutonomouStuff has been acquired by Hexagon. Click here to read an article published by Inside Unmanned Systems about the acquisition. [Photo above taken from this site.] More information will be released soon, I'm sure, but for…
Ag tech startup Digital Dipstick was awarded a small business innovation research (SBIR) grant worth $224,000 to continue to develop their technology, DOLI. The National Science Foundation awarded the Tremont-based startup a Phase 1 SBIR grant, which is specifically designed…
A traveling investor group named Results Junkies visited Peoria to meet with entrepreneurs and founders. For the past three years, they've traveled around the nation in a truck-plus-Airstream rig to find early stage startups to invest in as well as…
Bradley Alumnus Matt Phillips will be giving a talk entitled "The Seven Secrets To Successful Innovators" on the evening of February 27 on campus. See flyer below for details.
Last Friday, January 12, Governor Bruce Rauner moderated an entrepreneur roundtable discussion at Peoria NEXT Innovation Center. Bradley University was well represented and, after a brief meeting with BU president Gary Roberts, the governor sat down with a few of…
Click here to register today for 2017 Brave Launch Pitch Day - Nov. 9! The front conference room at Peoria Next Innovation Center buzzed with entrepreneurial energy Tuesday evening during the third week of the Brave Launch accelerator sessions. The…