Grand Forks / Kansas City / Fosston / Wahpeton / /
Company
Bank of North Dakota / FEI Company / Life Technologies / Valley Angel Investment Fund / Oregon InC. / Dakota Venture Group / ONAMI Commercialization Gap Fund / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory / HP / Harvest Fund LLC / Intel / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
Microtechnologies Institute / University X / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory / University Venture Development Fund / National Governors Association Center / /
IndustryTerm
nanotechnology site / venture capital / angel investing infrastructure / technology-based / university technology / statewide network / high-tech manufacturing / technology entrepreneurs / high-tech industry cluster / planning services / manufacturing sites / student-run venture capital investment fund / client services / capital-efficient technology start-ups / finance / technology site / finance-savvy entrepreneurs / social media / assistance services / finance law / high-tech region / microand nano-scale technology / technology challenges / technology-based entrepreneurs / organized network / local economic developers / /
NaturalFeature
Silicon Forest / /
Organization
first Signature Research Center / Rural Tech-Based Entrepreneurs UND Center for Innovation Abstract For / Oregon Business Development Department / Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute / Small Business Development Center / National Governors Association Center for Best Practices / Center for Innovation / National Science Foundation / Innovation Foundation / University Venture Development Fund / North Dakota Department of Commerce / EB-5 Regional Center / Microtechnologies Institute / Small Business Administration / UND Center for Innovation / Oregon Innovation Council / Congress / ONAMI Research / Dakota Foundation of Albuquerque / U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service / Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation / Commercialization Gap Fund / NGA Center for Best Practices / UND Center / /
Person
William Payne / Skip Rung / Angel Investing / /
Position
Private Research Awards / President / Major Corporate Gifts / frequent invited speaker and report co-author / entrepreneur / first university-affiliated entrepreneur / director / entrepreneur finance / Major / report co-author / /
Product
High Tech Extension service / High Tech Extension / /
ProvinceOrState
Minnesota / North Dakota / Oregon / New Mexico / /
The following writing examples are from previous Excellence in TBED award winners, reprinted with permission. Example 1: UND Center for Innovation – 2013 Winner for Increasing Access to Capital SSTI Excellence in TBED