The
new Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center offers many advantages
for new and expanding ventures.
- A community of entrepreneurs
- Attractive office space & workstations
- Competitive rates and flexible terms
- Wet lab & server farm
- Idea Lab conference space
- Entrepreneur consulting & coaching
services from the Center for Innovation
- Home to the UND Center for Innovation & the Entrepreneur Forum
- Access to University talent and
interns
- In the UND Tech Park – utechpark.net
Idea Lab
The Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center offers the James C.
Ray Idea Lab, a state-of-the-art meeting space with exceptional,
user-friendly audio-visual capabilities including presentation
equipment, video conferencing and web casting capabilities.
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Wet Lab
With infrastructure for scientific experiments, high tech
and biotech companies will be able to make use of lab space
close to their offices.
Dahl Melroe Board Room
With a seating capacity of 16, the Dahl Melroe Board Room
offers companies a place to hold board meetings and to make
special presentations to clients, investors and others.
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A Showplace for Regional Artists
In an exploration of relationship between entrepreneur
innovation and artistic creativity, the Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur
Center serves as a showplace for a number of local artists.
A North Dakota Center of Excellence
The ND Legislature approved Governor Hoeven’s request
for funding for the ND Centers of Excellence program during
the 2003 legislative session to fund private/public partnerships
to commercialize technology.
Included in that funding was $800,000 for a new entrepreneur
center with the Center for Innovation, the State’s
first Center of Excellence.
Matching Funds
$3 million in matching funds have been secured through
private donations, including a $1.75 million gift from diving
board entrepreneur Ray Rude of Stanley. Rude requested that
the Center be named for his late wife, Ina Mae Rude, who
was his greatest supporter in his entrepreneur ventures.
Aerospace entrepreneur James Ray made a $500,000 donation
to the Center for the Idea Lab.
In addition, the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development
Administration provided a grant of $750,000 to complete
the funding for the new entrepreneur center.
The entrepreneur
place for creativity, ideas, innovation, venturing and investing!
Follow this link to find out how to become a tenant of the Center for Innovation. |
