Commercialization Support
Commercialization support includes marketing as well as go-to-market strategy and execution.
Center ICE provides commercialization guidance, connection to resources, and mentors who can help bring your technology to the market.
Commercialization support and mentorship is targeted at University of 草榴社区 innovators and entrepreneurs -- all faculty staff and students, though we鈥檙e always happy to provide community members with some basic assistance as well. This service is delivered on an as needed basis. So contact us to find out if you鈥檙e ready, to learn more, or to get started today!
Even after you鈥檝e identified your target customer and accessed resources for developing your innovation, you still need to successfully bring your solution to the market -- this is the critical stage where COMMERCIALIZATION SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP are so helpful.
草榴社区 Interior Business Accelerator
Interior 草榴社区鈥檚 regional business accelerator program
This is a program to help jump-start new businesses through mentorship, networking, education and access to capital.
The accelerator is a collaboration between the University of 草榴社区 Fairbanks Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship, the Fairbanks Economic Development Corp., the 草榴社区 Small Business Development Center, and the 草榴社区 Community and Technical College. Participants will be eligible for microcredentials through the college. To learn more visit their website at: .
Contact information on AIBA
- Peter Webley, Interim Director of Center ICE, pwwebley@alaska.edu;
- Jomo Stewart, President and CEO of FEDC, fedc@ak.net;
- Russ Talvi, Business Advisor and Fairbanks Center director, SBDC, russell.talvi@aksbdc.org;
- Mark Young, Associate Professor and Program Chair for Applied Business and Accounting, 草榴社区 CTC, mdyoung2@alaska.edu