BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:From Idea to Validation: A Practical Roadmap for Turning Innovation into a Business - Evansville DESCRIPTION:Have an invention\, app\, product\, technology\, or business idea? Before investing significant time or money\, learn how to determine whether customers will actually pay for it.Many innovations fail because founders build before validating the market. This workshop will show you how to test assumptions\, conduct customer discovery\, evaluate demand\, and reduce risk before moving forward.Whether you're developing a product\, software\, service\, manufacturing process\, or other innovation\, you'll gain practical tools to move from concept to commercialization with confidence.Who Should Attend?Entrepreneurs with a new product\, app\, technology\, invention\, or serviceFirst-time foundersInventors exploring intellectual property protectionExisting businesses developing new products or entering new marketsAnyone considering commercialization\, grants\, or early-stage fundingWhat You'll LearnValidate your idea before investing heavilyConduct effective customer discovery interviewsBuild and test prototypes and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs)Understand patents\, trademarks\, copyrights\, trade secrets\, and NDAsKnow when to consult an intellectual property attorneyIdentify Indiana commercialization resources and funding opportunitiesEstimate startup and product development costsCreate an action plan for your next stepsPresentersLogan Jenkins\, Executive Director for the Indiana Center for Emerging Technologies and Circular Venture LabSteven T. Stump\, Director at the Center for Applied Research at University of Southern IndianaAndie Hines-Lagemann\, Director of Engagement and EQ Practitioner at Elevate Ventures\n\nAdditional InformationThis event is being held in-person on the 4th floor at Innovation Pointe which is located at 318 Main St. Evansville\, IN 47708. Street parking is free for 2 hours. You can also park at the Locust Street Parking Garage located at 416 Locust St\, Evansville\, IN 47708.Fifth Third Bank is a sponsor of the Southwest Indiana SBDC and helps make workshops like this possible.REGISTER HEREFunded in part through a cooperative agreement with the US Small Business Administration. All opinions\, conclusions\, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


Have an invention\, app\, product\, technology\, or business idea? Before investing significant time or money\, learn how to determine whether customers will actually pay for it.

Many innovations fail because founders build before validating the market. This workshop will show you how to test assumptions\, conduct customer discovery\, evaluate demand\, and reduce risk before moving forward.

Whether you&rsquo\;re developing a product\, software\, service\, manufacturing process\, or other innovation\, you&rsquo\;ll gain practical tools to move from concept to commercialization with confidence.

Who Should Attend?

What You&rsquo\;ll Learn

Presenters

Logan Jenkins\, Executive Director for the \;Indiana Center for Emerging Technologies \;and \;Circular Venture Lab

Steven T. Stump\, Director at the \;Center for Applied Research \;at University of Southern Indiana

Andie Hines-Lagemann\, Director of Engagement and EQ Practitioner at \;Elevate Ventures

Additional Information

This event is being held in-person on the 4th floor at Innovation Pointe which is located at 318 Main St. Evansville\, IN 47708. Street parking is free for 2 hours. You can also park at the Locust Street Parking Garage located at 416 Locust St\, Evansville\, IN 47708.

Fifth Third Bank is a sponsor of the Southwest Indiana SBDC and helps make workshops like this possible.

REGISTER HERE

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the US Small Business Administration. All opinions\, conclusions\, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.

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