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Valparaiso University Innovation Hub

Dushan Nikolovski is the Director of the Innovation Hub and Clinical Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Valparaiso University

About

At Valparaiso University Innovation Hub (iHub), our mission is to foster collaboration and sharing of ideas to drive transformative innovation and empower individuals, businesses, and communities to thrive in an ever-changing world. Through a combination of design thinking process, cutting-edge technology, diverse expertise, and strategic partnerships, we aim to inspire, connect, and support innovators, entrepreneurs, and organizations in their pursuit of groundbreaking ideas and solutions. Our primary focus is to cultivate an empathetic culture to balance and identify the intersection of the human, technical and business factors to problem solving to accelerate innovation and facilitate the development of disruptive technologies to solve today’s problems no matter how small or big. We aim to create an inclusive and dynamic environment that encourages cross-pollination of ideas, promotes experimentation and opportunity build on each other’s ideas, and cultivates curiosity – a culture of continuous learning.

Services Provided

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Buying or Selling a Franchise
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Purchasing or Selling an Existing Business

Business Planning

  • Business Succession Planning
  • Diversification
  • Business Plan Consulting
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Demographic and Census Data
  • Forming a Business
  • Identification and Research of Foreign Markets
  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training
  • Crowdfunding
  • Loans
  • Equity Funding
  • Bonding

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Apprenticeship
  • Recruiting
  • Workforce Training
  • Leadership/Professional Development
  • Retention
  • Workforce Incentives

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Internship Program
  • Student Marketing Projects
  • Student Research Projects
  • Youth Entrepreneurship Education
  • Student Placement
  • Student Training

Legal Services

  • Contract Review
  • Forming a Business
  • Lease Review
  • Patent Seminars
  • Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information

Management Issues

  • Human Resources
  • Leadership/Professional Development

Marketing and Sales

  • Market Research
  • Student Marketing Projects

Networking and Associations

  • Small Business/General

Nonprofit and Social Enterprise

  • Human Resources

Accelerators and Incubators

  • Accelerator
  • Incubator

Events and Community Building

  • Hackathon / Startup Week or Weekends
  • Pitch Events
  • Startup Drinks
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Contact Information
Dushan Nikolovski
Address
Innovation Hub at McMillan Hall
1806 Lincolnway
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone
(219) 464-5040
Website
https://www.valpo.edu/ihub
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