{"id":27447,"date":"2019-07-16T15:38:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T19:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=27447"},"modified":"2019-07-17T09:58:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T13:58:46","slug":"utc-collaborates-with-co-lab-for-entrepreneur-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/utc-collaborates-with-co-lab-for-entrepreneur-program\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC collaborates with Co.Lab for entrepreneur program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"well span3 pull-right\">\n<h3>If You Go<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong> Co.Starters Cohort for Researchers<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Fridays from Aug. 23-Oct. 25; space is limited so registration must completed by Friday, Aug. 9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: UTC Library Room 435 &amp; Multi-Disciplinary Research Building and Conference Room<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/colab.co\/calendar\/co-starters-for-researchers\/\">https:\/\/colab.co\/calendar\/co-starters-for-researchers\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UTC is collaborating with Chattanooga\u2019s Co.Lab to bring the nationally recognized Co.Starters program to campus.<\/p>\n<p>Co. Starters Cohort for Researchers is an eight-week program to help academic researchers find ways to market their research and create business opportunities. Libby Santin, director of UTC\u2019s Center for Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship, says the goal is \u201cto make it more relevant to researchers who wish to commercialize their research or start a business with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people who want to start a business usually have deep knowledge and experience in their content area but need help understanding what it takes to build it into a viable business,\u201d says Santin. \u201cThis program will get participants started down the right path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ideas for entrepreneurial ventures are not limited to scientific or technological research but also originate in other departments including art, humanities, business and health and human performance, she says.<\/p>\n<p>Co.Starters\u2019 curriculum will be paired with resources from other organizations such as the University of Tennessee Research Foundation and others.<\/p>\n<p>Co.Lab \u00a0is a nonprofit startup accelerator that supports entrepreneurial growth in southeast Tennessee. It works with companies ranging from small businesses on Main Street to tech startups scaling into major markets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8-week program helps academic researchers find ways to market their results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/utc-collaborates-with-co-lab-for-entrepreneur-program\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1364,"featured_media":27458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,3,10170,64,48007],"tags":[83554,48209,83553],"class_list":{"0":"post-27447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-community","9":"category-lectures-and-speakers","10":"category-news","11":"category-research-academics","12":"tag-center-of-innovation-entrepreneurship","13":"tag-co-lab","14":"tag-co-starters","15":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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