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Approaches to Marketing and Promoting Gap Fund and Accelerator Programs

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The annual summit for research institution gap fund and accelerator programs, including proof of concept programs, startup accelerators, and university venture funds

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Event Held 4/24/19

Recap of 90-minute Community of Action Discussion on Approaches to Marketing and Promoting Gap Fund and Accelerator Programs:

  • Marketing internally and to key stakeholders
  • Methods and Tools to market effectively
  • Marketing benchmarks and activity metrics

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  • Denise Graves, MTRAC, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
  • Mark Simonson, MU Innovation, Marquette University
  • Paul Tumarkin, Asset Development Program, Tech Launch AZ

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