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= Overview<br/> = &#x5B;&#x5B;File:Fsu pic.jpg|border|none|Fsu pic.jpg&#x5D;&#x5D;Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.&nbsp; It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs: #'''Accounting''' #'''Business Administration''' #'''Civil Engineering''' #'''Computer Engineering''' #'''Computer Science''' #'''Electrical Engineering''' #'''Elementary Education''' #'''Communication''' #'''Psychology''' #'''Public Safety and Security''' #'''Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets''' #'''Social Science Education''' #'''Social Work''' and 6 graduate programs: #'''Corporate and Public Communication''' #'''Electrical Engineering''' #'''Elementary Education''' #'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis''' #'''Reading Education and Language Arts''' #'''Social Work''' Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.&nbsp; Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, entering in the fall semester of 2013.&nbsp; The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.&nbsp; Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities. = Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity<br/> = == Business Innovation Center<br/> == &#x5B;&#x5B;File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg&#x5D;&#x5D; The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.&nbsp; It was created in 2013 in order to,
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<blockquote>foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises.</blockquote>The BIC provides: *'''Counseling''' *'''Office Space''' *'''Professional Services''' *'''Networking''' *'''Workshops''' to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).&nbsp; It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.&nbsp; This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace. == IdeaSpace<br/> == The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.&nbsp; The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.&nbsp; Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.&nbsp; == Small Business Development Center<br/> == The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.&nbsp; It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses. Thus, the SBDC can help students with: '''Business Plan Development''' *'''Marketing Research''' *'''Patent Searches'''http://universityinnovation.org/images/6/62/SBDC1.jpg *'''Loan Packaging/Procurement''' *'''Technology Assistance''' == Campus Events<br/> == === Entrepreneur Club<br/> === FSU-PC '''b''' is currently the premier group that sponsors I-E related events.They sponsor talks with various business entities from around Florida. Recently, together with the BIC, the Entrepreneur Club hosted a Nole Tank competition. ==== Nole Tank Competition<br/> ==== &#x5B;&#x5B;File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|none&#x5D;&#x5D; = Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship<br/> = Unfortuntately, FSU-PC has yet to spur faculty members toward innovation.&nbsp; As the campus is relatively tiny, and the STEM grtaduate programs are rather small, research opportunities are not as plentiful as they would be on a larger campus. = University Technology Transfer Function<br/> =<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>
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Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.&nbsp; It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:
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Accounting  
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#Business Administration
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#Civil Engineering
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#Computer Engineering
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#Computer Science  
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#Electrical Engineering
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#Elementary Education  
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#Communication  
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#Psychology  
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#Public Safety and Security  
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#Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
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#Social Science Education  
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#Social Work
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and 6 graduate programs:
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#Corporate and Public Communication  
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#Electrical Engineering  
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#Elementary Education  
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#Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis  
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#Reading Education and Language Arts
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#Social Work
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Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.&nbsp; Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, entering in the fall semester of 2013.&nbsp; The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.&nbsp; Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.
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= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity<br/> =
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== Business Innovation Center<br/> ==
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[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none]]The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.&nbsp; It was created in 2013 in order to,<br/><br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises.
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The BIC provides:
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*Counseling  
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*Office Space  
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*Professional Services  
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*Networking  
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*Workshops
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to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).&nbsp; It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.&nbsp; This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.
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== IdeaSpace<br/> ==
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The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.&nbsp; The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.&nbsp; Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.  
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== Small Business Development Center<br/> ==
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[[File:SBDC1.jpg|none]]
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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.&nbsp; It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.  
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The SBDC can help students with:  
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*Business Plan Development
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*Marketing Research  
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*Patent Searches
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*Loan Packaging/Procurement  
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*Technology Assistance
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Revision as of 23:55, 15 March 2014

Overview

Fsu pic.jpg

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:

Accounting

  1. Business Administration
  2. Civil Engineering
  3. Computer Engineering
  4. Computer Science
  5. Electrical Engineering
  6. Elementary Education
  7. Communication
  8. Psychology
  9. Public Safety and Security
  10. Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
  11. Social Science Education
  12. Social Work

and 6 graduate programs:

  1. Corporate and Public Communication
  2. Electrical Engineering
  3. Elementary Education
  4. Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis
  5. Reading Education and Language Arts
  6. Social Work

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, entering in the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity

Business Innovation Center

Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg

The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to,

    foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises.

The BIC provides:

  • Counseling
  • Office Space
  • Professional Services
  • Networking
  • Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

IdeaSpace

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

Small Business Development Center

SBDC1.jpg

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

  • Business Plan Development
  • Marketing Research
  • Patent Searches
  • Loan Packaging/Procurement
  • Technology Assistance



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