CELEBRATING DOUBLE DIGITS

TEN DOWN. SO MANY MORE TO GO.

On our 10th anniversary, we announced exciting changes, allowing us to expand our services & enhance our impact.

2023 filled with images from the year.

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

LOOKING BACK @ A YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION.

Expanded MSU Mission

Our team exploded with new opportunities to provide talent development & enhance employer partnerships.

Momentum for Innovate SOMO

The Missouri Department of Economic Development awarded Innovate SOMO more than $7M.

Big Celebration

Celebrated our 10th anniversary & a 40th anniversary for the Missouri SBDC at MSU. We also announced our expansion into Brick City.

Launchpad Takes Off

In partnership with MSU's Student Affairs, we opened a more prominent space to better serve students & employers.

University Center Designation

MSU was proud to be awarded the competitive U.S. Economic Development Administration’s University Center designation.

Ribbon Cutting @ Brick

Confetti and community: That's how we celebrated the grand opening of our expanded coworking space at Brick City.
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WELCOMING NEW PEOPLE, PROGRAMS & LOCATIONS

THE MORE THE MERRIER

Earning a University Center Designation

U.S. Economic Development Administration

Supporting the region’s innovators and job creators? ✅ Check! 

Through this competitive national grant & designation, we’re able to expand programming across the area.

Public Safety: A "new to us" program & location

As we integrated the Public Safety Training Center into our portfolio of professional development offerings, we were proud to see the impact this program makes.

In a new collaboration with the MSU School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, we provided active shooter training to 200 officers from 63 agencies across Missouri.

Brick City 3

👣 Maxing out coworking spaces gave us a huge opportunity to expand our footprint.

Launchpad

A new collaboration space for Missouri State students and employers.

SUPERSTARS

Major growth in impact required a larger team. And we built a phenomenal one!

FOR THE RECORD BOOKS

LET'S LET THE NUMBERS DO THE TALKING.

It’s more than just coffee that caused a huge surge of activity across the region. It’s the fact that we served as home base for more than 130 companies & 200 members throughout the year. We led over 200 training programs & welcomed more than 3,000 participants, sparking new ideas & accelerating professional skills.

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SPREADING OUR IMPACT

YOUR WINS = OUR WINS

Our regional business consultants blew us away, too. They spent over 2,400 hours consulting with more than 1,300 business clients, resulting in more than $21 million in capital & equity & 500 new jobs.

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Introducing the first-ever MSU Innovation Accelerator

We hosted MSU’s first-ever Innovation Accelerator.

It’s a creative way to:

  • Identify thoughtful and innovative ideas.
  • Unearth leaders and champions.

MAKING IT ALL POSSIBLE

SPRINGFIELD INNOVATION, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WHAT'S NEXT?

We’ve got the team, skills & commitment to keep growing. 

Community is who we are. Forward is where we’re going. Keep up!

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