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<p>15 Welch Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197 • 734-487-1849</p>
<p><a href="http://www.emich.edu/">http://www.emich.edu/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Technology Transfer </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>Office of Research Development</em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>The Office of Research Development (ORD) serves and supports faculty and staff engaged in sponsored activities that promote basic and applied research, public service, teaching, learning, scholarship, and artistic expression. ORD will:</p>
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<li>Facilitate improvements of internal processes for administrative management of sponsored projects.</li>
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<p><em>Multi-University Technological and Expertise Assets Management for Enterprise Development</em></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Eastern Michigan University is a partner in U-TEAMED, a collaborative effort seeking to promote and expand the utilization of research and intellectual property assets at universities with emerging and established small sponsored research programs. A complementary goal is to increase technological collaborations between these institutions. The primary goal of U-TEAMED is to advance the research and commercialization objectives of the participating institutions by leveraging complementary experiences, networks, and core competencies and through actively promoting their research and intellectual property assets. These assets encompass the entire research enterprise including, for example: expertise and core competencies of individual researchers, research groups, and research centers; invention disclosures and patents; and laboratories, equipment, and other specialized facilities. The initial and current participants of U-TEAMED are: Michigan Technological University (lead partner), Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, and Oakland University.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Incubators</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone</em></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone is a partnership among the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, the Ann Arbor IT Zone, the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, ERIM and the Washtenaw Development Council. The zone envisions the entire community functioning as a virtual business incubator taking advantage of the region's rate of business formation, which is fourth in the nation. The incubator will be operated by Ann Arbor SPARK.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>University-Industry Commercialization Programs</strong></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Center for Entrepreneurship</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cob.emich.edu/include/templatesubpage.cfm?id=1018">http://www.cob.emich.edu/include/templatesubpage.cfm?id=1018</a></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>In keeping with Eastern Michigan University's goals pertaining to economic development and community outreach, the five colleges at EMU have embarked on a series of actions to leverage the University's key strengths. The Center for Entrepreneurship is designated as a key catalyst for this effort.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The goals are to:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>Connect the technology based research efforts in 20 different departments to the regional organizations that would have an interest in developing commercial applications.</li>
<li>Assist in the development of businesses to commercialize emerging technology.</li>
<li>Organize or co-sponsors at least 4 conferences or workshops in different industry verticals each year.</li>
<li>Involve more than 50 companies in internships and student field projects. </li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>At the present time five EMU centers are associated with this program:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>Center for Regional and National Security</li>
<li>Coating Research Institute</li>
<li>Center for Product and Research development</li>
<li>Textiles Research Institute</li>
<li>Center for Environmental Technology and Applications</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Center for Product Research and Development</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.emich.edu/cprd/">http://www.emich.edu/cprd/</a></p>
<p>Founded in 2002, the College of Technology’s Center for Product Research and Development the Center helps manufacturing companies to grow and innovators to develop prototype and new products. It offers a wide variety of services from working with concepts and patent searches to completed prototypes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Entrepreneurship Education related to Economic Development</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Business Plan Competitions</em></p>
<p class="style2">The Center of Entrepreneurship’s initiatives includes a partnership with the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest Business Plan Competition.</p>
<p>The Entrepreneurs’ Club sponsors the annual Midwest Regional Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization conference, and one of the major events is a business plan competition open to all attendees sponsored by EMU.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Internships</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>MGMT 488 Field Studies in Entrepreneurship – involving an internship in an entrepreneurial firm - is required of all undergraduate Entrepreneurship majors and serves as the program capstone. A similar course is available to MBA students specializing in Entrepreneurship.</p>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>The Small Business Institute®</em></strong><a href="http://www.emich.edu/public/cob/entrepreneur/#top#top"><strong><em> </em></strong></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>
<p> The Small Business Institute is a membership based assemblage of business schools that are committed to engaging qualified university students, under expert faculty supervision, to provide consulting to small business owners and managers as part of their educational training at the university. Frequently working in teams, students work on real world projects for a variety of small businesses, non-profits and entrepreneurs. A database is being created to track the number of students involved each year and the business clients and the type of projects. Students majoring in Entrepreneurship are required to complete a practicum working with a company. The Center of Entrepreneurship’s tracks more than 75 projects completed by students each year.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Economic Development/Outreach</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Michigan</em><em> Small Business & Technology Development Center</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center serves Wayne, Oakland and Monroe counties, satellite offices are located at eight locations throughout the three county region. The Regional Host, located at Eastern Michigan, handles the administration of the region.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>MI-SBDC</em><em> Business Resource Center</em><em></em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The MI-SBDC Business Resource Center (BRC) is hosted by EMU’s College of Business and serves the MI-SBDC Region 12. The BRC offers business startups help in researching business plans, information and counseling on starting or growing small businesses, as well as a complete library of business materials to assist.</p>
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<p>15 Welch Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197 • 734-487-1849</p>
<p><a href="http://www.emich.edu/">http://www.emich.edu/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Technology Transfer </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>Office of Research Development</em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>The Office of Research Development (ORD) serves and supports faculty and staff engaged in sponsored activities that promote basic and applied research, public service, teaching, learning, scholarship, and artistic expression. ORD will:</p>
<ul>
<li>Protect professional and academic rights of faculty and staff and keep them apprised of regulations, policies, and procedures that affect sponsored projects.</li>
<li>Ensure that all areas of regulatory compliance are followed and appropriately managed.</li>
<li>Represent EMU fairly and accurately in all negotiations and communications in issues of academic freedom, rights in intellectual property, and appropriate stewardship of external funds.</li>
<li>Provide functions related to sponsored-project development and administration.</li>
<li>Facilitate improvements of internal processes for administrative management of sponsored projects.</li>
<li>Provide timely communication regarding funding opportunities.</li>
<li>Facilitate intra- and inter-institutional collaborations in sponsored programs.</li>
</ul>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Multi-University Technological and Expertise Assets Management for Enterprise Development</em></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Eastern Michigan University is a partner in U-TEAMED, a collaborative effort seeking to promote and expand the utilization of research and intellectual property assets at universities with emerging and established small sponsored research programs. A complementary goal is to increase technological collaborations between these institutions. The primary goal of U-TEAMED is to advance the research and commercialization objectives of the participating institutions by leveraging complementary experiences, networks, and core competencies and through actively promoting their research and intellectual property assets. These assets encompass the entire research enterprise including, for example: expertise and core competencies of individual researchers, research groups, and research centers; invention disclosures and patents; and laboratories, equipment, and other specialized facilities. The initial and current participants of U-TEAMED are: Michigan Technological University (lead partner), Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, and Oakland University.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Incubators</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone</em></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone is a partnership among the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, the Ann Arbor IT Zone, the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, ERIM and the Washtenaw Development Council. The zone envisions the entire community functioning as a virtual business incubator taking advantage of the region's rate of business formation, which is fourth in the nation. The incubator will be operated by Ann Arbor SPARK.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>University-Industry Commercialization Programs</strong></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Center for Entrepreneurship</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cob.emich.edu/include/templatesubpage.cfm?id=1018">http://www.cob.emich.edu/include/templatesubpage.cfm?id=1018</a></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>In keeping with Eastern Michigan University's goals pertaining to economic development and community outreach, the five colleges at EMU have embarked on a series of actions to leverage the University's key strengths. The Center for Entrepreneurship is designated as a key catalyst for this effort.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The goals are to:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>Connect the technology based research efforts in 20 different departments to the regional organizations that would have an interest in developing commercial applications.</li>
<li>Assist in the development of businesses to commercialize emerging technology.</li>
<li>Organize or co-sponsors at least 4 conferences or workshops in different industry verticals each year.</li>
<li>Involve more than 50 companies in internships and student field projects. </li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>At the present time five EMU centers are associated with this program:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>Center for Regional and National Security</li>
<li>Coating Research Institute</li>
<li>Center for Product and Research development</li>
<li>Textiles Research Institute</li>
<li>Center for Environmental Technology and Applications</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Center for Product Research and Development</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.emich.edu/cprd/">http://www.emich.edu/cprd/</a></p>
<p>Founded in 2002, the College of Technology’s Center for Product Research and Development the Center helps manufacturing companies to grow and innovators to develop prototype and new products. It offers a wide variety of services from working with concepts and patent searches to completed prototypes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Entrepreneurship Education related to Economic Development</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Business Plan Competitions</em></p>
<p class="style2">The Center of Entrepreneurship’s initiatives includes a partnership with the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest Business Plan Competition.</p>
<p>The Entrepreneurs’ Club sponsors the annual Midwest Regional Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization conference, and one of the major events is a business plan competition open to all attendees sponsored by EMU.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Internships</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>MGMT 488 Field Studies in Entrepreneurship – involving an internship in an entrepreneurial firm - is required of all undergraduate Entrepreneurship majors and serves as the program capstone. A similar course is available to MBA students specializing in Entrepreneurship.</p>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>The Small Business Institute®</em></strong><a href="http://www.emich.edu/public/cob/entrepreneur/#top#top"><strong><em> </em></strong></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>
<p> The Small Business Institute is a membership based assemblage of business schools that are committed to engaging qualified university students, under expert faculty supervision, to provide consulting to small business owners and managers as part of their educational training at the university. Frequently working in teams, students work on real world projects for a variety of small businesses, non-profits and entrepreneurs. A database is being created to track the number of students involved each year and the business clients and the type of projects. Students majoring in Entrepreneurship are required to complete a practicum working with a company. The Center of Entrepreneurship’s tracks more than 75 projects completed by students each year.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Economic Development/Outreach</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Michigan</em><em> Small Business & Technology Development Center</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center serves Wayne, Oakland and Monroe counties, satellite offices are located at eight locations throughout the three county region. The Regional Host, located at Eastern Michigan, handles the administration of the region.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>MI-SBDC</em><em> Business Resource Center</em><em></em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The MI-SBDC Business Resource Center (BRC) is hosted by EMU’s College of Business and serves the MI-SBDC Region 12. The BRC offers business startups help in researching business plans, information and counseling on starting or growing small businesses, as well as a complete library of business materials to assist.</p>
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<p>15 Welch Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197 • 734-487-1849</p>
<p><a href="http://www.emich.edu/">http://www.emich.edu/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Technology Transfer </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>Office of Research Development</em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>The Office of Research Development (ORD) serves and supports faculty and staff engaged in sponsored activities that promote basic and applied research, public service, teaching, learning, scholarship, and artistic expression. ORD will:</p>
<ul>
<li>Protect professional and academic rights of faculty and staff and keep them apprised of regulations, policies, and procedures that affect sponsored projects.</li>
<li>Ensure that all areas of regulatory compliance are followed and appropriately managed.</li>
<li>Represent EMU fairly and accurately in all negotiations and communications in issues of academic freedom, rights in intellectual property, and appropriate stewardship of external funds.</li>
<li>Provide functions related to sponsored-project development and administration.</li>
<li>Facilitate improvements of internal processes for administrative management of sponsored projects.</li>
<li>Provide timely communication regarding funding opportunities.</li>
<li>Facilitate intra- and inter-institutional collaborations in sponsored programs.</li>
</ul>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Multi-University Technological and Expertise Assets Management for Enterprise Development</em></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Eastern Michigan University is a partner in U-TEAMED, a collaborative effort seeking to promote and expand the utilization of research and intellectual property assets at universities with emerging and established small sponsored research programs. A complementary goal is to increase technological collaborations between these institutions. The primary goal of U-TEAMED is to advance the research and commercialization objectives of the participating institutions by leveraging complementary experiences, networks, and core competencies and through actively promoting their research and intellectual property assets. These assets encompass the entire research enterprise including, for example: expertise and core competencies of individual researchers, research groups, and research centers; invention disclosures and patents; and laboratories, equipment, and other specialized facilities. The initial and current participants of U-TEAMED are: Michigan Technological University (lead partner), Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, and Oakland University.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Incubators</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em>Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone</em></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone is a partnership among the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, the Ann Arbor IT Zone, the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, ERIM and the Washtenaw Development Council. The zone envisions the entire community functioning as a virtual business incubator taking advantage of the region's rate of business formation, which is fourth in the nation. The incubator will be operated by Ann Arbor SPARK.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>University-Industry Commercialization Programs</strong></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Center for Entrepreneurship</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cob.emich.edu/include/templatesubpage.cfm?id=1018">http://www.cob.emich.edu/include/templatesubpage.cfm?id=1018</a></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>In keeping with Eastern Michigan University's goals pertaining to economic development and community outreach, the five colleges at EMU have embarked on a series of actions to leverage the University's key strengths. The Center for Entrepreneurship is designated as a key catalyst for this effort.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The goals are to:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>Connect the technology based research efforts in 20 different departments to the regional organizations that would have an interest in developing commercial applications.</li>
<li>Assist in the development of businesses to commercialize emerging technology.</li>
<li>Organize or co-sponsors at least 4 conferences or workshops in different industry verticals each year.</li>
<li>Involve more than 50 companies in internships and student field projects. </li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>At the present time five EMU centers are associated with this program:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>Center for Regional and National Security</li>
<li>Coating Research Institute</li>
<li>Center for Product and Research development</li>
<li>Textiles Research Institute</li>
<li>Center for Environmental Technology and Applications</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Center for Product Research and Development</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.emich.edu/cprd/">http://www.emich.edu/cprd/</a></p>
<p>Founded in 2002, the College of Technology’s Center for Product Research and Development the Center helps manufacturing companies to grow and innovators to develop prototype and new products. It offers a wide variety of services from working with concepts and patent searches to completed prototypes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Entrepreneurship Education related to Economic Development</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Business Plan Competitions</em></p>
<p class="style2">The Center of Entrepreneurship’s initiatives includes a partnership with the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest Business Plan Competition.</p>
<p>The Entrepreneurs’ Club sponsors the annual Midwest Regional Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization conference, and one of the major events is a business plan competition open to all attendees sponsored by EMU.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Internships</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>MGMT 488 Field Studies in Entrepreneurship – involving an internship in an entrepreneurial firm - is required of all undergraduate Entrepreneurship majors and serves as the program capstone. A similar course is available to MBA students specializing in Entrepreneurship.</p>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>The Small Business Institute®</em></strong><a href="http://www.emich.edu/public/cob/entrepreneur/#top#top"><strong><em> </em></strong></a><strong><em></em></strong></p>
<p> The Small Business Institute is a membership based assemblage of business schools that are committed to engaging qualified university students, under expert faculty supervision, to provide consulting to small business owners and managers as part of their educational training at the university. Frequently working in teams, students work on real world projects for a variety of small businesses, non-profits and entrepreneurs. A database is being created to track the number of students involved each year and the business clients and the type of projects. Students majoring in Entrepreneurship are required to complete a practicum working with a company. The Center of Entrepreneurship’s tracks more than 75 projects completed by students each year.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Economic Development/Outreach</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Michigan</em><em> Small Business & Technology Development Center</em><em> </em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center serves Wayne, Oakland and Monroe counties, satellite offices are located at eight locations throughout the three county region. The Regional Host, located at Eastern Michigan, handles the administration of the region.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>MI-SBDC</em><em> Business Resource Center</em><em></em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The MI-SBDC Business Resource Center (BRC) is hosted by EMU’s College of Business and serves the MI-SBDC Region 12. The BRC offers business startups help in researching business plans, information and counseling on starting or growing small businesses, as well as a complete library of business materials to assist.</p>
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