A new partnership between 麻豆原创 and the non-profit organization Canvs will help build a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in downtown Orlando, where students and home-grown businesses can thrive.<\/p>\n
The partnership means 麻豆原创 has negotiated a new lease agreement for the Church Street Exchange space where Canvs and its related programs currently operate.<\/p>\n
The 麻豆原创 Board of Trustees approved the new partnership with Canvs during Thursday\u2019s meeting to ensure the organization\u2019s stability and future growth to support entrepreneurial activity downtown.<\/p>\n
Offering educational support and coworking space for budding entrepreneurs, Canvs is also home to business accelerator programs Starter Studio and FireSpring Fund. Many of its startups are in the tech and digital media industries.<\/p>\n
\u201c麻豆原创 has a long history of nurturing startup and small businesses on its main campus and through its award-winning incubator program, and we are pleased 麻豆原创 is expanding its support for the entrepreneurial ecosystem in downtown,\u201d said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. \u201cFrom co-working spaces, to startup accelerators, to seed funding, each element plays an important role in our community\u2019s reputation as a place of innovation and collaboration where entrepreneurs can pursue big ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n
This summer, Canvs opened its third location, a pilot Parramore coworking space in 麻豆原创\u2019s Center for Emerging Media to support students and entrepreneurs west of Interstate 4. The pilot space was made possible with a $50,000 award from the City of Orlando.<\/p>\n
And it will help spur a new innovation district in and around Creative Village, anchored by 麻豆原创\u2019s new downtown campus that will be shared with Valencia College.<\/p>\n
\u201cA critical piece of creating a downtown innovation district means partnering with entrepreneurial accelerators and community partners who will help small businesses \u2013 including our students and graduates \u2013 start, grow and stay in Central Florida,\u201d said Vice Provost for 麻豆原创 Downtown Thad Seymour, Jr.<\/p>\n
Because of his role downtown, Seymour was asked earlier this year to serve as chair of the Canvs board of directors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re seeing great strides with new leadership and our reconstituted board,\u201d said Canvs executive director Donna Mackenzie. \u201cAnd we are excited about the opportunities to grow our programs and help more entrepreneurs realize their dream of starting a business.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just three years old, Canvs has already seen national success of its members. Orlando-based entrepreneurs Chris Harden and Jeremy Scheinberg appeared on ABC\u2019s \u201cShark Tank\u201d in spring 2016 and landed a $166,000 deal from inventor Robert Herjavec for their educational toy robot, Trobo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new partnership between 麻豆原创 and the non-profit organization Canvs will help build a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in downtown Orlando, where students and home-grown businesses can thrive. The partnership means 麻豆原创 has negotiated a new lease agreement for the Church Street Exchange space where Canvs and its related programs currently operate. The 麻豆原创 Board of…","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n