New Accelerator Launching In Missouri Targets International Entrepreneurs
- September 02, 2016
Missouri has many draws for internationals companies and entrepreneurs. From the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, to the Missouri Innovation Campus in Columbia and beyond, Missouri offers international businesses many unique world-class opportunities for partnership and growth. Soon the University of Missouri – St. Louis (UMSL) will offer yet another invaluable growth tool with the launch of the UMSL International Accelerator.
The accelerator will launch with the goal of creating pathways for international entrepreneurs to accelerate the growth of their businesses in St. Louis. Entrepreneurs accepted into the accelerator program will be provided cap-exempt H-1B visas, a 12-week enrollment in a business-building curriculum, discounted office space, network development, mentorship and access to capital.
“Entrepreneurship is not a fad – it’s here to stay,” said Dan Lauer, executive director of UMSL Accelerate. “UMSL is growing its innovation and entrepreneurial muscle to take its rightful place in the changing ecosystem.”
With its strategic location, globally connected infrastructure, economic diversity, highly-skilled and hard working talent, quality of life, reliable and inexpensive energy and a statewide commitment to attracting companies and investment, Missouri is a place where companies come to grow and thrive.