<span id="docs-internal-guid-a77508aa-3f11-388d-1196-9f1a9b7e0258"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The [http://deltechpark.org/ Delaware Technology Park] offers a space for new startups and established companies. [http://www1.udel.edu/star/ STAR] campus is home to the universities rehabilitation centers and health science laboratories. With the completion of a new building adjacent to STAR, startups and small companies will be able to lease office space on campus, and also provide opportunities for students. Leading Edge Venture, First State Innovation, Vital venture Capital, and Yet2ventures are financial venture firms that students can contact for investments. A good mentor network can also be found by either talking to a Horn Advisory Board member or a Lerner Executive Mentor. The university also offers several courses that promote growing a business, including ENTR352 (Business Launchpad: Turning Ideas into Successful Companies), and several capstone courses that promote the development of teamwork and innovative thinking through designing an industry level product by the end of the semester, including BMEG450 (Biomedical Engineering Design).</span></span>
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<br/><span idstyle="docsfont-internal-guid-a77508aa-3f11-388d-1196-9f1a9b7e0258size:small;"><span style="font-sizefamily: 13.3333px; fontarial,helvetica,sans-family: Arialserif; "><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"></span></span>The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a potential resource for new businessesand startups. Along with advisingconsulting, they can help with procuring space to set up their business, in the Delaware technology park. Also, the The Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships (OEIP) help helps university employees with patent filing and commercializing potentially viable ideas. Undergraduate students go through the Venture Development Center (VDC) for assistance with the above, but, if their ventures are ready they can use the resources above.</span></span> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70); font-family: Secondaryarial, Arialhelvetica, sans-serif;">The Biden Institute, established at the University of Delaware's School of Public Policy and Administration, is a world-class intellectual center and destination for scholars, activists , and policymakers.Student referto Students refer to the research and policy center which works with the sharpest minds and the most powerful voices to address the nation's toughest problems.The biden challenge involves Biden Challenge is just one program in the institute that has students coming come up with revitalization techniques to revitalize the tecniques for middle class in a wide range of policy areas, including education, innovation and modernizing infrustrutureinfrastructure.</span></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70); font-family: Secondaryarial, Arialhelvetica, sans-serif;">Design <br/></span></span>Process</div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70); font-family: Secondaryarial, Arialhelvetica, sans-serif;"> Design Process Practicum(PLSC 250) is a class where students get hands -on experence experience on designing and constructing an exhit exhibit in the Philidelphia FlowershowFlower show. Working with local designers and community intrestinterest, students develop problem -based soultions solutions to human interactions pertaing pertaining to diffrent enviormentsdifferent environments.</span></span></div>
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