innovation across borders - session 8 keith segerson
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Global Expansion Through Soft-Landing Business Accelerators
25 February 2011
Mission
• The Mason Enterprise Center (MEC) is a university-based economic development knowledge center focusing the energy, skills and intellectual capital of the University on entrepreneurship creation, business enterprise development, and economic expansion
Goals & Objectives
• Economic Development
• Job Creation / Workforce Development
• Entrepreneur / Business Incubation and Acceleration
• Community Support and Outreach
• Grant/Contract Funding (overhead generation)
• Academic/Student/Faculty Partnership
• New University Market Development
• Research Knowledge Center
Funding Sources
• DoD – Mentor-Protégé Program• DLA – VPTAP • SBA - VSBDC• GSA - Telework• City of Fairfax - FIC• George Mason University• Fee-based Services
Mason Enterprise Center Program Offices
Radford University SBDC
Longwood UniversitySBDC
Hampton Roads SBDC
James Madison UniversitySBDC
MEC-Leesburg
MEC-Manassas
MEC-Woodbridge
Hampton VA PTAC
MEC-Fairfax
George Mason University SBDC
Northern VA PTAC
Central VA PTAC
Regional SBDC Offices
Local SBDC Offices
MEC – Mason Enterprise Center
SBDC – Small Business Development Center
PTAC – Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Soft Landing Business Accelerator Program
- Foreign Company Business Expansion into U.S.- Joint Company Selection/Vetting Process- International Incubator/Accelerator Partnerships- Collaborative Technology/Research Park Business
Development (IP Commercialization)- Academic Partnerships- Research/Grant-Contract Opportunities
MEC International Services
• International Business Development Program– Assist successful non-US companies forge
business partnerships with companies in Washington DC metropolitan region
– International Business Accelerator (City of Fairfax)
– Incubator America (Arlington County)– Assist US companies to successfully
penetrate targeted foreign markets
MEC International Services
• Consulting services include office space, market research, industry analysis, local custom acclimation, strategic alliance, business logistics, and networking
• Target markets include:- China - Brazil- India - Scandinavia- Russia - UK- Canada - Germany- Japan
Fairfax Innovation Center
• Established 1995, the program is a Partnership between the City of Fairfax EDA and George Mason University’s School of Public Policy
• Mixed use incubator, co-located with 5 business development programs: SBDC, PTAP, Mentor Protégé, International Business Accelerator and a Telework center
• Currently occupy 29,000 sq ft, 68 offices, leased to 45 companies, plus 45 virtual clients
• Occupancy varies from 85% – 100%.
Fairfax Innovation Center Second Life – Virtual Outreach
Upcoming…..
• Washington, D.C. Regional Flex-Office Initiative• International “Green” Incubator/Accelerator• Regional Mason Enterprise Center Network• New MEC Headquarters Building in Fairfax• International “Serious Gaming Accelerator”• Pursuit of International Grants and Contracts• Continued Focus on International
University/Academic Partnerships
Think Entrepreneurship!!
• The Mason Enterprise Center George Mason University– www.masonenterprisecenter.org
– Keith B. Segerson – Managing Director
• [email protected] / 703-277-7724