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<h2>An Entrepreneurial Hub and Ecosystem Helping Madison’s Entrepreneurs Succeed</h2>
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<b>Strong economies depend</b> on vibrant entrepreneurial
and startup communities. According to the Kauffman
Foundation, startups are responsible for all net new job growth
nationwide, adding three million new jobs each year.
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<b>The region has many of the components to grow as a startup
hotspot</b> — with Madison’s world-class research university and
dynamic technical college, an educated and talented workforce,
and high quality of life. Madison already boasts a growing
number of seasoned as well as first-time entrepreneurs creating
jobs in high-growth industries such as technology, biotech and
healthcare; and has a maturing entrepreneurial community that
includes the peer-to-peer networking group of Capital
Entrepreneurs; the prototyping hackerspace of Sector67; and the
successful accelerator of gener8tor.
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<b>Madison also has a long history of growing successful
economic and entrepreneurial infrastructure.</b> For example, the
the MGE Innovation Center incubator created in the University
Research Park in 1989 was a revolutionary project with a
tremendous impact on the growth of biotech and IT companies.
More recently, a grant to the UW from the Kaufmann Foundation
in 2007 helped play a role in fostering an environment that led to
the inception of a number of initiatives which are still helping
shape the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. These include
Capital Entrepreneurs, the Forward Technology Festival, MERLIN
Mentors and a host of other groups and startup companies.
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<b>What Madison needs next</b> is to bring its existing components
together and build a strong, interconnected entrepreneurial
ecosystem so that our startups can grow faster, better and
stronger. Cities with successful entrepreneurial hubs, such as
San Francisco, Boston and Chicago as well as smaller cities like
Boulder and Austin, have found that entrepreneurs need places
to gather, collaborate and support each other as well as to
access funders, advisors and educational programming.
Building a place with a critical mass of entrepreneurial creativity
and resources will support a pipeline of startups, accelerate job
creation and help Madison retain talent and businesses.
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<b>StartingBlock Madison, Inc.</b> plans to build a 50,000 square foot entrepreneurial hub in the heart of Madison’s Capitol East District where entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and community members can connect, share innovative ideas and create next- generation businesses.
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<p><b>Providing entrepreneurs the space and support to get started;</b> At StartingBlock, Madison’s entrepreneurs will literally find the “starting blocks” needed for success:
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<li>Affordable, flexible office and co-working space</li>
<li>Peer networking and mentoring</li>
<li>Access to peers, mentors, investment and professional advisors (sponsors)</li>
<li>Accelerator programs (i.e., gener8tor)</li>
<li>Collaboration, meeting and conference space</li>
<li>Educational programming, workshops and community- building events</li>
<li>Sector67 hackerspace</li>
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<p><b>By growing a vibrant, interconnected entrepreneurial ecosystem from our existing entrepreneurial community,</b> StartingBlock will be a place where entrepreneurs can:</p>
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<li>Turn innovative ideas into profitable businesses and accelerate job creation;</li>
<li>Grow our innovation culture into a startup hub;</li>
<li>Propel our technology, healthcare and creative digital sectors; and</li>
<li>Spark our next generation of dreamers and inventors.</li>
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