Innovation and Entrepreneurship Resources

Entrepreneurship in College

• College Resource Center

Forms

• Strage Innovation Award Statement of Originality and Source of Idea (SOSI) Form (pdf)

WPI Resources

• Manufacturing Labs
• WPI Intellectual Property Policy 
• Gordon Library Business & Management Guides

Grants, Awards, and Funding

• VentureWell
• Kalenian Award

Faculty Entrepreneurship Networks

• KEEN - The Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network initiative develops a network of engineering schools. Together these schools identify best practices in undergraduate entrepreneurial education and share them among institutions to create institutional advantage by being part of the network.

Other Resources

• Worcester Business Resource Alliance
• Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers
• National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer
• US Small Business Administration - Business Guide

Legal Resources

• Bitlaw - a comprehensive Internet resource on technology law, containing over 1,800 pages on patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues.
• WPI Intellectual Property Policy

Business Support Organizations & Foundations

Local Organizations Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• MSBDC at Clark University - Worcester branch
• SCORE - Worcester - mentors for start-ups and ongoing businesses
• Worcester Chamber of Commerce
• Corridor Nine Chamber of Commerce
• Center for Women and Enterprise - start-up programs for more than women
• Worcester CleanTech Incubator
• Worcester IdeaLab - collaborative space
• The Venture Forum - tech entrepreneurs, networking, competitions, membership

National Organizations

• Coleman Foundation
• Kauffman Foundation
• VentureWell
• United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Kauffman eVenturing
• Edward Lowe Foundation - Second-stage growth companies