The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University has been recognized by the Southern Growth Policies Board with a 2012 Innovator Award.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Kennett, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and associate professor of entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, was recently elected to the Association for Enterprise Opportunity Board of Directors.
Using social media as an effective tool in a business marketing communication strategy is the focus of an upcoming workshop to be offered via Interactive Television (ITV) in Cape Girardeau, Kennett, Malden, Perryville, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston, Mo.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Sikeston, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Delta Regional Authority and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) are partnering on an initiative to create more small businesses and more jobs in the 252 counties and parishes in eight states that make up the federally designated Delta Regional Authority.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) will mark National Entrepreneurship Week, Feb. 18-25, with a variety of activities for students, businesses and civic leaders.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Park Hills, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Officials with the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today announced a $170,556 investment to assist flood-impacted Missouri counties recover by providing training and technical assistance to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the free training opportunity that will be offered soon in Piedmont, courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University.
Winners of the 2011 Fault-Line Film Festival at Southeast Missouri State University were recently announced and awarded at a special screening during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Winner of the first-ever BIG Idea Competition have been announced by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University recently announced that Sandra Cabot was named interim director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC).
At a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 1, it was announced that ACCION Delta, a partnership between microlending industry leader ACCION Texas Inc. and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, is now providing affordable capital to startups and small businesses in the Missouri and Kentucky Delta region. ACCION Delta’s new regional office is located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.
Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently concluded in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) a $71,000 grant to assist small businesses impacted by severe flooding earlier this year.
Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Delta Regional Authority today outlined new grants recently awarded to the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
A free, small business training session on “Web-Based Tools” will be offered Dec. 12 in Cape Girardeau and at Southeast Missouri State University’s regional campuses in Kennett, Malden and Sikeston, Mo.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University has been recognized as the top partner in the state of Missouri for Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Students at Southeast Missouri State University and members of the Southeast community will join millions of people around the world to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 11-19.
News conferences will be held at Southeast Missouri State University's regional campuses at Kennett, Malden and Sikeston Nov. 1 to announce the opening of Business Service Centers at these sites.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University was recently awarded grant renewals on two Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act (PRIME) grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration as well as new funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Delta Regional Authority and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
A best-selling author and professional workplace consultant who offers insights on the “power of community” to ensure “organizational effectiveness” in the 21st century will speak during Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15 at Southeast Missouri State University.
“Bringing Fashion to the Healthcare Market” topic of Bakersmith’s Presentation
The chief executive officer and president of Scrubs & Beyond will present the keynote address at the kick off of Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 14 at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Fault-Line Film Festival will showcase the creativity and innovation of students through filmmaking during Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 14-19 at Southeast Missouri State University.
A Women Inspiring eNtrepreneurship (WIN!) Conference is planned for Nov. 11-12 at Southeast Missouri State University and will be a part of the annual Global Entrepreneurship Week festivities coordinated by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today appointed Scott Blank as a director on the Missouri Research Corporation Board of Directors.
Centers Expand Regional Campuses’ Mission to Serve Their Communities
Ribbon cutting ceremonies are planned for Nov. 1 as Southeast Missouri State University opens Business Service Centers at its regional campuses in Sikeston, Malden and Kennett, Mo., to serve aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Bootheel.
Laurie Everett, owner of Annie Laurie’s Antiques in downtown Cape Girardeau, was honored last week at the Cape Area Chamber of Commerce for her entrepreneurial initiative. Everett is a recent graduate of the Operation Main Street: Business Success Series, a multi-session training program offered by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University, and funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University, together with the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), completed a series of training workshops in September to introduce organizations in eight Mississippi Delta states to the tools and training resources needed to jump-start their microenterprise development efforts.
Those interested in jumpstarting their business idea or expanding their small business are invited to attend an exciting training opportunity coming to Pemiscot County in southeast Missouri.
Team entries will be accepted and acting auditions for the 2011 Fault-Line Film Festival will be held on Oct. 3 in the Forrest H. Rose Theatre at Southeast Missouri State University.
David Mosby has been named director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and director of the Small Business Technology and Development Center at Southeast Missouri State University.
A dozen downtown Cape Girardeau business owners recently completed Operation Main Street: Business Success Series, a multi-session training program offered by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will offer two new marketing webinars in September for small business owners to develop and use new techniques to grow their businesses.
The Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University recently announced Tim Couch and Deanna Dippold as the first recipients of two new scholarships at the University.
Have you ever dreamed of opening a small business or wished you could be self-employed? Does your current business need a boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss two small business training programs to be co-sponsored by the Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University (CIE) has two small business webinars scheduled in August and September which will be open to the public at no charge, with advance registration.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University (CIE) has three small business workshops in August and September which will be open to the public at no charge, with advance registration.
Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region
DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.
The Delta Regional Authority will announce a new partnership for microenterprise financing to serve southeast Missouri and the eight-state Delta region during the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the Show Me Center.
Operation JumpStart (OJS), a nationally recognized microenterprise development program developed by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, now offers social networking resources to keep entrepreneurs connected beyond the classroom.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will offer business strategy development services to small businesses in Malden, Mo., from 1 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Nationally Recognized Microenterprise Development Program Will Make Courseware Available to Small Business Training and Support Organizations Nationwide
Operation Growth Start, a new program designed to assist small businesses in Southeast Missouri, will use five Community Advocates scattered throughout the region to expand its outreach capabilities as well as two business counselors based in Cape Girardeau who will be making appointments throughout the University’s 24-county service region
In celebration of National Entrepreneurship Week 2011, the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is pleased to announce three area small businesses as the recipients of the 2011 SPARK Awards for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
Today, at a press conference hosted by Southeast Missouri State University, the Delta Regional Authority and Governor Jay Nixon, a grant to expand Operation Jump-Start, an entrepreneurship training program at Southeast’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was announced. The funding announcement is part of DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill’s new focus on small business and entrepreneurship.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be on hand for a news conference Feb. 18 at Southeast to announce Delta Regional Authority funding to expand Operation Jump-Start to new sites in the region.
Are you ready to be part of a select group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Have you ever wished you could be self-employed? Do you want to Jump-Start a new business idea or give your current business a much-needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss two small business training programs to be offered locally by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Are you ready to be part of a select group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Have you ever wished you could be self-employed? Do you want to Jump-Start a new business idea or give your current business a much-needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss two small business training programs to be offered in Iron County by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Are you ready to be part of a select group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Have you ever wished you could be self-employed? Do you want to Jump-Start a new business idea or give your current business a much-needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss two small business training programs to be offered in Bollinger County by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University announces a series of free webinars for technology-based business growth.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is planning implementation of a one-year grant from USDA Rural Development that will launch in 2011. The Center will receive $45,400 in 2011 for “Facilitating Rural Community Projects.”
Twelve budding entrepreneurs from across the region recently completed the Operation Jump-Start program in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., and were eligible to submit business plans for consideration in a seed grant competition.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which operates a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Southeast Missouri State University, will host the new business workshop "How to Start a New Business!" from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7.
Winners of the Fault-Line Film Festival competition, a component of Global Entrepreneurship Week, were announced during an awards ceremony Nov. 17 at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
J. “Kim” Tucci, co-founder of The Pasta House Co. restaurant chain, and his wife, Sharon Lee Tucci, founder of TalentPlus Inc., the first American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA) Screen Actors Guild commercial talent agency in St. Louis, will discuss “Entrepreneurship in the Arts” at noon Nov. 17 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus as part of the 2010-2011 University Speaker Series.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate agricultural entrepreneurship Nov. 16 with a special program as a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Brenda Warner will be the closing keynote speaker for the Women Inspiring eNtrepreneurship (WIN!) Conference on Saturday, Nov. 20, at Southeast Missouri State University.
Students at Southeast Missouri State University and members of the Southeast community will join millions of people around the world to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15-20.
Professional speaker, entrepreneur, and best-selling author Delatorro McNeal II, chief executive officer and president of Delatorro Worldwide Empowerment, is scheduled to speak at noon Nov. 15 in Glenn Auditorium of Dempster Hall as part of the 2010-2011 University Speaker Series.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which operates a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Southeast Missouri State University, is offering the new business workshop "How to Start a New Business!" in Dexter on Tuesday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Helping small and minority-owned businesses successfully sell to the government is the focus of an upcoming workshop at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which operates a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Southeast Missouri State University, is offering the new business workshop "How to Start a New Business!" on Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Bonne Terre, Mo.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is offering a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!"from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14.
To assist small businesses interested in developing their own Web presence and exploring online sales options, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is offering a three-part technology series on Oct. 4, 6 and 18.
To encourage students to develop entrepreneurial skills and to offer resources and support for students interested in developing new enterprises, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is opening a new resource center called the Start-Up Studio.
Every day, small business owners are busy managing employees, serving customers and planning for the next day. Often the business owner realizes they would benefit from visioning, goal-setting and planning activities, but they lack the time or resources to do so. The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University recently announced a workshop to help small business owners identify solutions to help their business grow.
Small businesses that could use a boost, those who support entrepreneurship as a way of life or those interested in networking with other entrepreneurs may benefit from several offerings this fall at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is hosting a training event, "Funding Technology Development through SBIR/STTR Programs" on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
A new business start-up or expansion can be made easier with the help and support of a local resource. The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC), located in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University, recently counseled and trained entrepreneurs Jon and Steve Fritzler, a father-and-son team who are owners of WavBall Marketing.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University was selected to deliver a presentation at the University Economic Development Association (UEDA) Annual Summit set for Reno, Nev., Nov. 7-9.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is holding a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!" on Tuesday, Sept. 21.
Operation Jump-Start (OJS), a highly successful training model for people wishing to start or expand a small business, will be offered in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., beginning Sept. 21.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is holding a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!" Aug. 31 in Sikeston, Mo.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is holding a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!" on Tuesday, Aug. 17.
Southeast Missouri State University's business incubator, managed by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), welcomed two new businesses in the last few weeks---Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and Five for Water Foundation, Inc.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is holding a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!" July 22 in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Community gardens in Potosi and Farmington, Mo., are taking root this summer, but more volunteers are needed to weed, water and prep the grounds, according to Derek Politte, garden mentor, Potosi resident and founder of Politte Electric.
