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R EGI O NAL I N N OVATI O N

LIGHTSJENNIFER SIMON

We build small businesses, create jobs,attract private investment and transferskills

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LIGHTSGRANT

$2 Million, 3 Year initiative

Establish Regional InnovationNetwork

T RAV ELI N G STAFF

EX ECUTI V E D I R ECTO R OF R EGI O NAL I N N OVATIO N

Jennifer Simon

EX ECUTI V E COACH

Ariana Ulloa-Olavarrieta

EN GI N EER AN D PR O D U CTD ESI GN EX PER T

Nathaniel Berger

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Grantee: Ohio University InnovationCenter

SERVICE AREAN

Zanesville: IDEA Lab at ZSC and Muskingum County Business Incubator

Somerset Innovation Gateway

Nelsonville Innovation Gateway

Marietta: BB2C Epicenter - A Youth & Entrepreneurship Development Center

Athens: Athens MakerSpace and Ohio University Innovation Center

Shawnee State University Innovation Accelerator

Lawrence County Innovation Gateway

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NEW FOCUSAllows us to access potential startups that aren’t

focused on intellectual property.

Brings new inventors/innovators into the fold who have

felt left behind in the knowledge economy.

Provides expertise in designing, developing and

making new products.

Delivers business assistance where people live/work.

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WHAT DO WE DO?

Provide Business Assistance

Develop Makerspaces

Make Incubation Space Available Design,

Develop, and Manufacture Products

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