Star-Tec Enterprises Inc

Programs: Accelerator program: the tampa bay innovation center creates successful entrepreneurs, fosters the creation of high-tech jobs, and develops new sources of technology and manufacturing capabilities by nurturing early stage ventures as they grow and launch their products into the marketplace. Our programs are tailored to the innovator/entrepreneur and address business intelligence, planning and business formation, strategy execution, and technology transition. The time from "mind to market" is a critical factor for today's successful technology companies. Our experienced staff and highly qualified mentors work with our clients to ensure their success. Working together, we help them meet progressive and planned milestones to accelerate their business growth. Since our inception in 2003, the tampa bay innovation center has worked with hundreds of technology clients and graduated numerous companies from its programs. Collectively, the innovation center's in-house clients employ 100 workers with an average wage of over $60,000. These clients have launched over 70 new products, raised millions in seed capital and grants, and hold more than 100 patents with numerous more pending. Innovation center recognition: winner - tampa bay technology forum's excellence in service award - 2012finalist - tampa bay technology forum's excellence in service award - 2012featured in kiplinger's "10 great cities for starting a business"winner - tampa bay technology forum professional services company of the year - 2009featured in entrepreneur. Com's 2009 roundup of business incubatorsfinalist - tampa bay technology forum professional services company of the year - 2008client recognition honorable mention - cool tech - 2012 (homeland intelligence technologies)honorable mention - cool tech - 2011 (altorr freedom technologies)governor's diversification award winner - 2008 (alakai) winner tampa bay tech forum emerging technology company - 2010 (alakai)finalist tampa bay tech forum emerging technology company - 2009 (alakai & field forensics)regional innovation alliance network - success story - 2011 (alakai)pinellas county emerging entrepreneur award - 2009 (alakai)

our programs help create successful entrepreneurs, foster the creation of high-tech jobs, and develop new sources of technology and manufacturing capabilities by nurturing early stage ventures as they grow and launch their products into the marketplace. Our programs are tailored to the innovator/entrepreneur and address business intelligence, planning and business formation, strategy execution, and technology transition. The time from "mind to market" is a critical factor for today's successful technology companies. Our experienced staff, along with numerous business professionals provide weekly coaching to clients, establishing goals and making contacts critical to a successful technology startup. Fye '18 results - more than 500 attendees at tech talk and startup xchange programs were provided education and direct assistance. Additionally, 36 entpreneurs graduated from co. Starters, an education program based on a business canvas mode

incubator program: in october of 2014, the innovation center opened tec garage, a technology and entrepreneurship center aimed at early stage startups in downtown st. Petersburg, fl. Since its inception, tec garage has worked with more than 100 startups and helped attract one tech company to a new downtown location by offering programs and meetups opportunities for the community. Econcomic impact for 2016-2017: 16 out of 33 companies created 80 direct jobs and hired 25 contract employees and raised $2. 65m in capital.

1 million cups st. Petersburg: programs provided at grassroots level - 1 million cups has grown to nearly 80 weekly attendees and among the top successful programs among other kaufmann 1 million cups programs nationwide. Some of client accolades in 2016 include:* 2016 florida venture forum early stage competition three clients selected among top twenty companies around the state to present to investors - alakai, kyndermed & pikmykid* 2016 cade museum prize for innovation winner - the competition was open to all early stage start-ups within florida. The prize carries a $50,000 cash prize plus other in-kind support - kyndermed * 2016 healthbox finalist an accelerator that provides funding to health-tech startups. - kyndermed * 2016 & 2015 cade museum prize sweet sixteen pikmykid & kyndermed (2016), kyndermed & dock-n-lock (2015) * 2016 spie prism award finalist - the international society for optics & photonics has nominated the pried as a finalist in the detector/sensor category at its "oscars of photonics" * 2016 and 2006 r&d100 awards winner (field forensics, inc. ) an international competition by r& d magazine that recognizes the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. The r&d100 awards recognize excellence across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, optics, high-energy physics, materials science, chemistry and biotechnology. Ffi developed microtlc in cooperation with scientists from the lawrence livermore national laboratory. This is the second r&d100 award for field forensics, having won in 2006 with its elite explosives detection kit. - field forensics