Resources for Entrepreneurs
Facilities
DuPage National Technology Park (Chicagoland)
Forest City Science + Technology (Skokie)
Chicago Technology Park (Chicago)
Research Park at University of Illinois (Champaign)
Illinois Institute of Technology University Technology Park (Chicago)
Technology Incubator (Evanston)
Southern Illinois
Research Park (Carbondale)
Equipment & Core Center Facilities
Argonne National Laboratory
Northwestern
Shared & Core Facilities
UC Shared Research Facilities
UIC Research Resources Center
UIUC Service Laboratories
Funding Resources:
Grants.Gov
Kauffman Foundation
Grant Programs:
Illinois
Department of Agriculture AgriFIRST Grant Program
Large Business Development Program (LBDP)
Entrepreneur Center Network Award Program
Illinois Innovation Accelerator Fund
Innovation Challenge Grant Program
Large Business Development Program
Workforce:
BiTmaP (Online Bioinformatics Training Program)
Employer Training Investment Program
Curricula:
Northwestern University Masters in Biotechnology
Rush University Medical Center Masters in Biotechnology
NU Biotechnology Training Program
Centers & Resources
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
Coleman Entrepreneur Center
Knapp Center
Illinois Entrepreneurship Network
Homeland Security Innovation and Entreprenuership Center
Starting a Business in Illinois
Turner Center for Entrepreneurship
US Small Business Administration (IL branch)
Minority Business Development Agency
Illinois Entrepreneurship Network (IEN) Locator
CenterPoint at Governors State University
Chicago West Side Entrepreneurship Center / Chicago Community Ventures
SCORE
Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC)
Reference Materials
BioEntrepeneur Handbook
Evelexa BioResources
The
Entrepreneur’s Library
Gaebler Ventures
Global Entrepreneur Institute
Kaufmann Foundation
Nature's BioEntrepeneur
Small Businesses Advancement National Center (SBANC)
Developing a Business Plan Webinar (from Virtual Advisor)
Worksheet for Developing a Business Plan
Illinois Entrepreneurship Network (IEN) Business Information Center
Illinois Business Financing Matrix
Biocompare
Biotactics
10 Step Venture eMentoring Program
Technology Development:
Heartland Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (Bradley University)
Illinois Technology Development Alliance
Technology Entrepreneur Center (UIUC)
Technology Innovation Center