The Fayetteville State University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub

The Fayetteville State University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub features multiple levels of advisory services, workshops, and webinars to address entrepreneurial support gaps and empower small business growth.

About

To fill entrepreneurial support gaps and empower significantly small business growth, Fayetteville State University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub will provide:

  • Access to faculty-led consulting services offered by graduate and undergraduate students
  • A seamlessly articulated workshop and webinar structure facilitated by local experts to introduce small business owners to cutting edge business skills such as data analytics and opportunity research
  • An entrepreneurial summit – FSU will use its ties to multiple local agencies to host an annual conference that will provide entrepreneurial training, resource booths, business development workshops, and an expo where entrepreneurs can exhibit their goods, and services, concepts in an open forum.
  • Idea Space – To generate creative ideas and solve complex problems, a discrete location away from workplace distractions and institutional barriers where people can cultivate and share new knowledge. The new flex space will provide an environment to facilitate the transformation of ideas from concepts to products and services and will include a 3D printing system.

Services Provided

Accelerators and Incubators

  • Incubator

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Demographic and Census Data
  • Diversification
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Forming a Business
  • Identification and Research of Foreign Markets
  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research

Economic and Site Development

  • Economic Development
  • Economic Forecast

Events and Community Building

  • Farmers Market
  • Hackathon / Startup Week or Weekends
  • Pitch Events
  • Startup Networking

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Accounting and Bookkeeping
  • Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Industry
  • Leadership/Professional Development
  • Workforce Training

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Business Degree Program
  • Internship Program
  • Student Marketing Projects
  • Student Research Projects
  • Student Training
  • Youth Entrepreneurship Education

Libraries and Research

  • Business Research Resources
  • Industry Data

Marketing and Sales

  • Competitive Analysis
  • Demographics/Census Data
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Market Plan Development and Training
  • Market Research
  • Student Marketing Projects

Mentoring

  • Peer Mentoring

Networking and Associations

  • Demographically Based
  • Geographically Based
  • Industry Specific

Nonprofit and Social Enterprise

  • Accounting
  • Strategic Planning
  • Technical Services

Public Policy and Government Relations

  • African-American Business
  • Hispanic Business
  • LGBTQIA Business Issues
  • Native-American Business
  • State Business Issues
  • Women’s Business Issues

Space

  • Makerspace / Hackerspace

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Forming a Business
  • Home-Based Business Training
  • Startup Business Counseling
  • Startup Classes

Training

  • Business Management Training
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing
  • Home-Based Business Training
  • Marketing Plan Training
  • Online Courses and Videos
  • Startup Classes
Primary Contact
Malika Bennett
Address
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Website
https://TBD