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1 INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTS
ASPIRE TO
INCUBATE.
INNOVATE.
ACCELERATE.
ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNER 2
5
message from the director
3 BUILDING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORK
The Macomb-Oakland University Incubator (Mac-OU Inc) was
constructed to support economic development in Southeast Michigan
by accelerating high-tech businesses, cultivating academic innovation
and encouraging research and development. In conjunction with
our community partners, the City of Sterling Heights, Macomb
County Government and our professional volunteers, we have built
an entrepreneur-support network whereby innovative thought and
enterprising risk-taking is fostered.
Following the economic downturn of 2009, Mac-OU Inc was fortunate
enough to be establishing its roots when the economy was recovering.
Much of 20
1 INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTS A
ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNER 2
message from the director 3 BUILDING
WHAT’S INSIDE 4 summary & table of
5 SECTION ONE. mission & ASSETS
6 PAGE 7: OUR STAFF pAGE 8:
7 PROFESSIONAL KNOWLE OUR Staff DGE
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING 8 OUR past &
9 EARLY-STAGE SMALL BUSI OUR FOCUS
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS 10 CREATIO
11 MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORA
STATE OF MICHIGAN SMARTZONE 12 SMARTZONE
13 OAKLAND UNIVERSITY OUR FOUNDING PAR
IN MACOMB COUNTY 14 OAKLAND UNIVERSITY M
15 MACOMB COUNTY OUR FOUNDING PARTNERS
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
17 CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS OUR FOUNDI
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 18 sterling height
19 WORKING TOGETHER & BUILDING COMMUNITY
CONNECTING ENTREPRENEURS & LEGISLATURE 2
21 SECTION two. history & development
22 PAGE 23: OUR EVOLUTION pAGE
23 OUR CONCEPT PHASE OUR EVOLU SEPTEM
MARCH 2010 Facility Set-Up Mac-OU Inc acquires fu
25 OUR GROWTH PHASE OUR EVOLUTION (con
FEBRUARY 2015 MEDC #7 Grant Award The project is
27 FOSTERING CONNECTIONS pipeline deve
SHARING KNOWLEDGE 28 COLLABOR
29 INTRODUCTION TO THE ECOSYSTEM INtro
RAISING ECOSYSTEM AWARENESS 30
31 SECTION three. CORE PROGRAMS & expertise
32 5 PAGE 33: BEELINE TO COM
33 CLIENT SERVICES PROGRAM beeline to
PROGRAM COMPONENTS 34 over P. 34
35 BUSINESS EXPERTISE INDUSTRY PROFESS
IN-KIND SUPPORT 36 OUR VOLUNTEE
37 CONSISTENT GUIDANCE BUSINESS ADVISO
PpIiTtCcHh PpRrEePp INSTANTANEOUS SUPPORT
39 CREATING VALUE VIA VOLUNTEERS exp
ALTRUISTIC COMMUNITY LEADERS 40
41 COMMERCIALIZATION INSIGHT experts
TRUSTWORTHY, ESTABLISHED NETWORK 42
43 ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTING capital assis
VIA CAPITAL STRATEGIST MIKE BRENNAN 44 B
45 STATE-SPONSORED ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPO
47 ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONME OFFICE SP
SHORT-TERM LEASES 48
49 SECTION FOUR. impact & successes
50 5 PAGE 51: OUR CLIENTS PA
51 DASHBOARD OF ACTIVITY OUR CLIENTS
CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS 52
53 QUANTITATIVE MEASURES economic impac
OUTPUT BY THE NUMBERS 54
55 FROM GARAGE TO INCUBATOR GRADUATE s
“ “These career fairs have been very helpful
57 COMMERCIALIZING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMEN
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 58 MICROC
59 THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY success stor
COLLABORATION WITH OU REAL WORLD PROJECTS FOR OU
61 SECTION FIVE. special programs & sponsors
62 PAGE 63: CERTIFICATE COURSE
63 OUR CONNECTIONS TO MAIN CAMPUS certi
VIA OAKLAND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL & CONTINUING
65 LEAN EDUCATION FOR STATE OF MICHIGAN
TRAINING GOVERNMENT 66 case study LEAN
67 DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AG
STATE OF MICHIGAN PROGARDAVMANVICAEMD ARCE-SOEUAR
69 DEFENSE INDUSTRY Michigan darpa matc
ADMVADN.MCEFDP IRNESAECATRIOCNH 70 case
71 MAC-OU INC’S EXTENDED FOCUS ON HOMELA
PROVIVAIDTIHNEGMINICDHUIGSTARNYCCYRBEEDRERNATNIAG
73 MICHIGAN DEFENSE CENTER OF THE MICHIG
POISING MICHIGAN ON THE FOREFROPNRTOOVIFDCINYGBEI
75 BUILDING THE VELOCITY HUB velocity h
BLAZING A CPYRBOEVRID-SIENCGUIRNITDYUTSRTARIYL CI
thank you to our generous sponsors 77
contact us WORKING TOGETHER TO INCUBATE, INNOVAT
Macomb-OU Incubator