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 $3M.

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

Innovate SOMO spread.

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

Our partners support entrepreneurship, value the vitality of small businesses and dream big. 

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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