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Turning Visions into Vibrant Businesses

Great ideas don’t grow into great businesses on their own. With even the best of business plans,  entrepreneurs need the right support. In more specific terms, entrepreneurs need efficient, affordable work spaces and well-equipped meeting rooms and laboratories. They need access to educational events, office
support services and advice from seasoned professionals. And they benefit greatly from being connected to a network of entrepreneurs who share their experiences, their ideas and their enthusiasm for turning visions into viable businesses. You’ll find all of this–and much more–at the Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative.

Key Benefits Hub for entrepreneurial activity • Launching pad for innovative businesses • Engine for economic opportunity • Catalyst for urban vitality • Showcase for renewable energy technology

 A Hub For Entrepreneurial Activity

The Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative is dedicated to enabling and accelerating the success of innovation-based startup companies in Northern Colorado. We actively promote the development of an entrepreneurial culture and the infrastructure to nurture and sustain scientific and technology-based ventures. We’re a hub for entrepreneurial activity.

As part of this mission, we offer entrepreneurs access to our new 30 thousand square foot innovation center. The building is much more than a collection of offices and meeting spaces. From the outdoor plaza to the secure parking pavilion for bicycles, from the solar panels on the carport roofs to the natural light that floods the building, it is an environment that nourishes both people and businesses.

Bioscience facilities • First-floor private laboratory space • Shared lab support area • Building HVAC systems equipped for fume hoods The great outdoors • Plaza area with tables and outdoor stage • Bicycle pavilion with secure storage • Native and adaptive landscaping • Outdoor deck blended into natural cottonwood grove and wildlife corridor • Access to Poudre River bike trail system

A Building That Brings People Together

The new building is designed to encourage collaboration. Every floor has informal meeting areas designed to foster a feeling of creativity and collaboration. The "garage" meeting rooms invoke a spirit of entrepreneurship. Tables in the plaza and the lounge café invite people to spend time together. In short, resident entrepreneurs are not just a part of building, they are part of an ecosystem for innovation. Downtown

Energy efficiency • LEED Gold certified • Solar PV rooftop and carport systems • Natural lighting throughout the building • Energy-efficient heating/cooling/ lighting systems Human factors • Day-to-day access to other entrepreneurs • Support from in-residence advisors • Shared lobby and reception area • Exposure to business and community leaders through tours and events

The new facility is located within an urban renewal area and Colorado enterprise zone in the heart of Fort Collins. We’re right around the corner from the New Belgium Brewery and not far from the site of the new Museum & Discovery Science Center. The restaurants and coffeehouses of Old Town Fort Collins are just
a short walk away. We’re also close to banks, professional offices and governmental buildings. And for a
relaxing lunch-hour ride, just hop on the bike path that leads to natural areas along the Poudre River.

Building basics • 30 thousand square feet • Class A office suites equipped with phone and high-speed internet • Shared print/copy/fax workroom • Shared kitchen and café meeting room • Showers and changing area • Building security system Meeting places • Large conference/event spaces with high-quality audio/video equipment • Additional conference rooms and creative spaces • A lounge-café that is ideal for informal meetings