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  • Missouri Research Corporation Renamed Missouri Innovation Corporation (MIC)

    Regents Establish Institute for Environmental Health Assessment and Patient-Centered Outcomes, Appoint Directors to MIC Board
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    The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today changed the name of the Missouri Research Corporation to the Missouri Innovation Corporation (MIC), appointed directors to the MIC’s board and established the Institute for Environmental Health Assessment and Patient-Centered Outcomes within the structure.
  • Stapleton Delivers Keynote at 23rd Annual Arkansas Small Business Event

    Dr. James Stapleton, assistant to the President for Strategic and Entrepreneurial Initiatives and the executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University delivered the keynote address at the 23rd Annual Arkansas Small Business Awards Luncheon in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 2,2013.
  • Fashion Friday Coming to Downtown Cape Girardeau May 3

    Fashion Friday, a collaborative effort to celebrate fashion, support shopping and highlight local businesses, will be led by event director and Southeast Missouri State University student Jory Rapps on Friday, May 3, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
  • Small Business Development Training Coming to Cape Girardeau

    Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to jump-start an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you cannot afford to miss the free training opportunity soon offered in Cape Girardeau and Sikeston, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
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    Stapleton Appointed Assistant to President for Strategic and Entrepreneurial Initiatives

    Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and associate professor of entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, has been appointed assistant to the president for Strategic and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, effective immediately.
  • CIE Hosts Creativity Festival April 4-6

    The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is sponsoring the first annual CIE Creativity Festival April 4-6 in an effort to foster creative ideas and action across campus and throughout the Cape Girardeau community.
  • Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour Visiting Southeast During National Entrepreneurship Week

    The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will launch National Entrepreneurship Week, Feb. 17-23, with a variety of activities for students, business and civic leaders as well as high school student
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    Stapleton to Receive 2012 PRIDE Award

    Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and associate professor of entrepreneurship in the Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University, will receive the PRIDE Award during fall commencement exercises Dec. 15 in the Show Me Center.
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    Women Inspiring Entrepreneurship – Women’s Night Out

    Women who have new venture ideas and would like to start a business, women who currently own or support a business, women who are leading business careers, or women who just want to be inspired to lead more entrepreneurial lives are invited to the Women Inspiring eNtrepreneurship (WIN!) Women’s Night Out from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 in the River Campus Atrium at Southeast Missouri State University.
  • Southeast Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 12-18

    Students at Southeast Missouri State University and members of the Southeast community will join millions of people around the world to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 12-18.
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    Second City Communications Performing at Southeast

    Second City Communications, the corporate services division of the world-renowned improvisational theatre company, The Second City, will deliver an engaging and fun-packed presentation that will explore the use of improvisation to fuel creativity and innovation at noon, Nov. 12, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus.
  • Accelerating Entrepreneurship in the Delta Grant Winners Announced

    The Delta Regional Authority and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University are partnering on an initiative to create more small businesses and jobs in the 252 counties and parishes in eight states that make up the federally designated Delta Regional Authority.
  • Operation JumpStart Dexter

    Small Business Graduates Prepared to Launch New Ventures

    Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Dexter, Mo.
  • Operation JumpStart Poplar Bluff

    Small Business Graduates Prepared to Launch New Ventures

    Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
  • News_OJS-Sikeston

    Small Business Graduates Prepared to Launch New Ventures

    Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months thanks to the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Sikeston, Mo.
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    Stapleton Named ‘Delta Distinguished’

    Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and associate professor of entrepreneurship in the Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named “Delta Distinguished” by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA).
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    CIE Hosting Rock ’n’ Roll Up Your Sleeve Blood Drive

    The American Red Cross and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University invite you to “Rock ’n’ Roll Up Your Sleeve” to donate blood from 1 to 5 p.m. July 18 at the CIE blood drive at 920 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
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    New Businesses Starting Up in Southeast Missouri Thanks to OJS

    Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Perryville, Mo.
  • Small Business Development Training Coming to Crawford County

    Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Crawford County, courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
  • Small Business Development Training Coming to Poplar Bluff

  • The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University (CIE) has three small business workshops in August and September which will be open to the public at no charge, with advance registration.

  • DRA Announces Partnership for Microenterprise Financing

    Nation’s Largest Microlender to Serve Delta Region
    DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill announced today that Southeast Missouri State University’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and ACCION Texas, Inc. are partnering to develop ACCION Delta, which will provide microlending services to the 252 counties and parishes of the federally designated Delta Regional Authority. ACCION Delta’s regional office will be located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.
  • Bringing Microfinance to Southeast Missouri and the Delta

    The Delta Regional Authority will announce a new partnership for microenterprise financing to serve southeast Missouri and the eight-state Delta region during the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the Show Me Center. 
  • Operation Jumpstart Offers Social Networking Resources to Connect Entrepreneurs

    Operation JumpStart (OJS), a nationally recognized microenterprise development program developed by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, now offers social networking resources to keep entrepreneurs connected beyond the classroom.
  • Small Business Counseling Set For Malden

    The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will offer business strategy development services to small businesses in Malden, Mo., from 1 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
  • Small Business Counseling Set for Poplar Bluff

  • Symposium to Provide Operation JumpStart Certifications

  • Entrepreneurship Thriving in Scott County

  • 65 New Entrepreneurs Complete Operation JumpStart Training

  • Operation JumpStart Partners with Kauffman Foundation to Distribute First Step Courseware

    Nationally Recognized Microenterprise Development Program Will Make Courseware Available to Small Business Training and Support Organizations Nationwide
  • Greene Establishes James L. Stapleton Endowed Scholarship

  • Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Dedicated at Southeast

  • Operation Main Street: Business Success Series Coming to Cape Girardeau Downtown Businesses

  • Entrepreneurship Thriving in Iron County

  • Operation Growth Start Seeks to Assist Small Business Owners

    Operation Growth Start, a new program designed to assist small businesses in Southeast Missouri, will use five Community Advocates scattered throughout the region to expand its outreach capabilities as well as two business counselors based in Cape Girardeau who will be making appointments throughout the University’s 24-county service region

  • Marketing Boot Camp Webinar Series Announced

  • Southeast Students Learn From Entrepreneurs During Spring Break

  • Business Start-Up Training Offered in Sikeston

  • CIE Announces Training for Business Startups

  • CIE Announces SPARK Awards for National Entrepreneurship Week

    In celebration of National Entrepreneurship Week 2011, the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is pleased to announce three area small businesses as the recipients of the 2011 SPARK Awards for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
  • CIE Announces National Entrepreneurship Week Activities

  • DRA, Nixon Announce Entrepreneurship Training Grant for Southeast

    Today, at a press conference hosted by Southeast Missouri State University, the Delta Regional Authority and Governor Jay Nixon, a grant to expand Operation Jump-Start, an entrepreneurship training program at Southeast’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was announced. The funding announcement is part of DRA Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill’s new focus on small business and entrepreneurship.
  • News Conference Scheduled for Feb. 18 at Southeast

    Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be on hand for a news conference Feb. 18 at Southeast to announce Delta Regional Authority funding to expand Operation Jump-Start to new sites in the region.
  • CIE Announces Workshop for Companies Wanting to Sell to Government

  • Stapleton Appointed to Executive Advisory Committee for Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus

  • Small Business Training Offered in Marble Hill, Ironton

    Are you ready to be part of a select group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Have you ever wished you could be self-employed? Do you want to Jump-Start a new business idea or give your current business a much-needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss two small business training programs to be offered locally by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
  • Small Business Training Coming to Iron County

    Are you ready to be part of a select group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Have you ever wished you could be self-employed? Do you want to Jump-Start a new business idea or give your current business a much-needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss two small business training programs to be offered in Iron County by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
  • Small Business Training Coming to Bollinger County

    Are you ready to be part of a select group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership?  Have you ever wished you could be self-employed?  Do you want to Jump-Start a new business idea or give your current business a much-needed boost?  If so, you can’t afford to miss two small business training programs to be offered in Bollinger County by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
  • CIE Announces Winter Webinar Technology Series

    The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University announces a series of free webinars for technology-based business growth.
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    Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Named for Douglas C. Greene

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  • Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awarded Grant for Rural Development

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    The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is planning implementation of a one-year grant from USDA Rural Development that will launch in 2011. The Center will receive $45,400 in 2011 for “Facilitating Rural Community Projects.”
  • Participants Complete Business Start-Up Training in Ste. Genevieve

    Twelve budding entrepreneurs from across the region recently completed the Operation Jump-Start program in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., and were eligible to submit business plans for consideration in a seed grant competition.
  • Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Announces Training for Business Startups

    The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which operates a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Southeast Missouri State University, will host the new business workshop "How to Start a New Business!" from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7.
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    Leible Named Recipient of Douglas C. Greene Award During Global Entrepreneurship Week

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  • Student Films Win Awards During Global Entrepreneurship Week

    Winners of the Fault-Line Film Festival competition, a component of Global Entrepreneurship Week, were announced during an awards ceremony Nov. 17 at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
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    Stapleton Elected to UEDA Board of Directors

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  • Film, Talent Experts to Discuss ‘Entrepreneurship in the Arts’

    J. “Kim” Tucci, co-founder of The Pasta House Co. restaurant chain, and his wife, Sharon Lee Tucci, founder of TalentPlus Inc., the first American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA) Screen Actors Guild commercial talent agency in St. Louis, will discuss “Entrepreneurship in the Arts” at noon Nov. 17 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus as part of the 2010-2011 University Speaker Series.
  • ‘Know Local, Buy Local, Eat Local’ Focus of Ag Entrepreneurship Program

    The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate agricultural entrepreneurship Nov. 16 with a special program as a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
  • Brenda Warner to Speak at WIN! Workshop

    Brenda Warner will be the closing keynote speaker for the Women Inspiring eNtrepreneurship (WIN!) Conference on Saturday, Nov. 20, at Southeast Missouri State University.
  • ‘The Possibilities of an Innovative Generation’ Theme of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010

    Students at Southeast Missouri State University and members of the Southeast community will join millions of people around the world to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15-20.
  • Internationally Renowned Speaker/Best-Selling Author Speaking Nov. 15 at Southeast

    Professional speaker, entrepreneur, and best-selling author Delatorro McNeal II, chief executive officer and president of Delatorro Worldwide Empowerment, is scheduled to speak at noon Nov. 15 in Glenn Auditorium of Dempster Hall as part of the 2010-2011 University Speaker Series.
  • CIE Announces Training in Dexter for Business Startups

    The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which operates a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Southeast Missouri State University, is offering the new business workshop "How to Start a New Business!" in Dexter on Tuesday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m.
  • CIE Announces Small Business Workshop on How to Sell to the Government

    Helping small and minority-owned businesses successfully sell to the government is the focus of an upcoming workshop at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
  • Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Announces Training in Bonne Terre for Business Startups

    The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which operates a Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Southeast Missouri State University, is offering the new business workshop "How to Start a New Business!" on Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Bonne Terre, Mo.
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    CIE Awarded $246,476 to Help Micro Entrepreneurs Start, Grow Businesses, Create Jobs

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  • CIE Announces Training Event in Kennett for Business Startups

    The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is offering a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!"from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14.
  • CIE Announces Website Technology Workshops

    To assist small businesses interested in developing their own Web presence and exploring online sales options, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is offering a three-part technology series on Oct. 4, 6 and 18.
  • CIE Announces New Student Incubator, Creative Space at Innovation Center

    To encourage students to develop entrepreneurial skills and to offer resources and support for students interested in developing new enterprises, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is opening a new resource center called the Start-Up Studio.
  • Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Announces Small Business Workshop: Listening to Your Business

    Every day, small business owners are busy managing employees, serving customers and planning for the next day. Often the business owner realizes they would benefit from visioning, goal-setting and planning activities, but they lack the time or resources to do so.  The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University recently announced a workshop to help small business owners identify solutions to help their business grow.
  • Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Announces Fall Training Dates for Small Businesses

    Small businesses that could use a boost, those who support entrepreneurship as a way of life or those interested in networking with other entrepreneurs may benefit from several offerings this fall at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
  • Training Offered Sept. 28 on ‘Funding Technology Development through SBIR/STTR Programs’

    The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is hosting a training event, "Funding Technology Development through SBIR/STTR Programs" on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
  • Local Company Expands With Small Business Services from CIE

    A new business start-up or expansion can be made easier with the help and support of a local resource. The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC), located in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University, recently counseled and trained entrepreneurs Jon and Steve Fritzler, a father-and-son team who are owners of WavBall Marketing.
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    Dr. James Stapleton Attends USA Partners Forum for Global Entrepreneurship Week

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  • Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Selected to Present at National Conference

    The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University was selected to deliver a presentation at the University Economic Development Association (UEDA) Annual Summit set for Reno, Nev., Nov. 7-9.
  • Operation Jump-Start Graduates Awarded Start-Up Grant Funding

    Start-up grant funding has been awarded to two recent graduates of Operation Jump-Start training offered in Potosi, Mo.
  • New Business Training Offered Sept. 21 at Innovation Center

    The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is holding a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!" on Tuesday, Sept. 21.
  • Training Program to Jump-Start New Businesses in Ste. Genevieve

    Operation Jump-Start (OJS), a highly successful training model for people wishing to start or expand a small business, will be offered in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., beginning Sept. 21.
  • ‘How to Start a New Business’ Training Session Offered Aug. 31 in Sikeston

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    The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is holding a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!" Aug. 31 in Sikeston, Mo.
  • SBTDC Hosting ‘How to Start a New Business’ Training Session

    The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is holding a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!" on Tuesday, Aug. 17.
  • Two New Clients Join Business Incubator

    Southeast Missouri State University's business incubator, managed by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), welcomed two new businesses in the last few weeks---Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and Five for Water Foundation, Inc. 

  • Two New Clients Join the Business Incubator

    Two new clients have signed one-year leases with the Southeast Business Incubator--Missouri Enterprise and Five for Water Foundation, Inc.
  • ‘How to Start a New Business’ Training Session Planned July 22

    The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of Southeast Missouri State University is holding a business training event, "How to Start a New Business!" July 22 in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
  • Volunteers Helping Potosi Community Garden Blossom

    Community gardens in Potosi and Farmington, Mo., are taking root this summer, but more volunteers are needed to weed, water and prep the grounds, according to Derek Politte, garden mentor, Potosi resident and founder of Politte Electric.
  • 13 Graduate from Operation Jump-Start

    Thirteen participants graduated from Operation Jump-Start (OJS) June 20 in Potosi, Mo.
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