CBSEI Services
Cash and commercialization grants via Terre Haute Innovation Alliance
Incubation:
Companies are able to physically locate their offices
at CBSEI for a rent fee. Services included via incubation include:
- Office and lab space: each company gets an office with its own
phone line and office furniture. CBSEI also offers printing
capabilities. A break area with a refrigerator and microwave is
provided. Industrial space available.
- Administrative support: CBSEI offers the services of a
professional administrative assistant to handle schedules, meetings,
messages, invoice and supplies’ tracking.
Business Assistance:
- CBSEI looks for opportunities to assist regional companies by
identifying needs and coordinating University solutions.
Technology transfer and commercialization:
- Commercialization services: facilitating the collaboration between
company and ISU faculty and students for product development (i.e.
marketing focus groups, internships, etc.)
- Technology transfer: helping to develop, market, protect and
license commercially viable technologies created at ISU.
Consulting:
- Funding: companies receive assistance in researching grant and
venture capital opportunities, as well as proposal writing.
- Business plan development and refinement: CBSEI offers assistance
in business plan development and refinement, for both start-up as
well as existing companies, including marketing and financial plans
and projections.
- Indiana Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit application assistance.
- Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund application assistance.
Partner Opportunities:
CBSEI has a very rich network of business
and industry specialists, entrepreneurs, faculty, government officials,
and organizations and institutions at the regional and national levels.
Companies can benefit and grow from being connected to such partners.
Attracting investors