== '''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts '''<br/> ==
<p style="text-align: justify;">The "Spin Out" section of your Landscape Canvas also reveals the extent to which the University is engaging with regional and local economic development efforts. Many campuses also have an economic development office and staff whose responsibility it is to leverage the University's research and development for positive local economic benefit.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The region <span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="Twente">Twente</span> but also independent organizations are able to provide startups with the necessary economical support. All of these are readily available for students, a few of them are even specifically aimed at entrepreneurial students.</p>
*'''Dutch Student Investment Fund:''' An organization run by students in the European Union that helps to turn ideas into reality. The <span data-scaytid="47" data-scayt_word="DSIF">DSIF</span> provides help with your idea, prototyping, financing and finding customers
*'''Young Technology Awards: '''An event run by the <span data-scaytid="62" data-scayt_word="Twente">Twente</span> region to place start-ups in the national spotlight.