Ed Koeneman, founded Kinetic Muscles Inc., which designs and manufactures devices that help stroke survivors regain function in paralyzed muscles
The Launch Pad program really put our feet to the fire and made us think like businessmen rather than engineers. We knew that we had a really great product, but had not yet thought about which way the business needed to go to get the product to the millions of stroke patients nationwide.
- Ed Koeneman, founder Kinetic Muscles Inc.
For Entrepreneurs
ASU has many great resources for Arizona's entrepreneurs. Whether you need business coaching, funding, investment opportunities, collaborations or intern/mentoring opportunities there are many great programs with which to engage.
Need expert coaching and guidance for your venture?
ASU Technopolis offers courses, seminars and mentoring to both seasoned and aspiring entrepreneurs and equips technology, life science, and other innovative entrepreneurs with the skills and contacts they need to better succeed in the marketplace. Programs and workshops are available for launching new companies, expert mentorship and SBIR and STTR proposal writing.
The Spirit of Enterprise Center (W.P. Carey School of Business) serves as a centralized data collection and dissemination resource to help small and medium-sized businesses continuously improve business practices. The Spirit of Enterprise Center helps small, emerging and family businesses grow and prosper, working with nearly 1,000 businesses each year; providing them guidance on how to start or grow an enterprise.
Advanced Technology Innovation Collaboratory encourages innovative technology-based collaboration between ASU's faculty and small- to medium-size enterprises. ATIC also facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty and creates opportunities to compete for national/federal research dollars for applied research.
Looking for investment and funding opportunities?
The Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF) is an investment community of accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists, corporate, and institutional investors. Forum members invest in high-quality, diverse investment opportunities. The community is strengthened through its involvement in Arizona State University's Fulton School of Engineering. This focus provides a constant deal flow stream of early-stage technology ventures.
Arizona Technology Enterprises brings together ASU's researchers and industry partners to transform scientific discoveries into marketable products and services.
Looking for ways to engage through mentoring or need student help for your start-up?
Get great start-up help from ASU students or give back through mentorship through the Sun Devil Entrepreneurship Network. The Sun Devil Entrepreneurship Network connects local entrepreneurs with ASU students for internship and mentoring opportunities. Companies that host ASU entrepreneurial students for internships or other experiential projects will benefit from the connection to the cutting-edge knowledge being generated by Arizona State University's four campuses. For more information contact Rhett Wilson at Rhett.Wilson@asu.edu.