Two Perspectives on IC² Work with Small Businesses
The IC² Institute is currently accepting applications for its new Small-biz.XLR8 program–a ten-week course designed to meet the needs of small-business owners in Midland, Odessa, and surrounding Permian Basin communities. Read on for more information on what the... Read More
Fueling Student-led Field Research During COVID-19
This summer was not just about finding toilet paper – try getting 8,000 surveys from across Texas. Over 50 Texas cities are working with IC² this week to define practical and urgent community problems, and 20 teams of UT Austin students are digging into research... Read More
Solidarity shapes an uncertain future
Communities that depend heavily on tourism, like Marfa, Texas, are reeling from the effects of COVID-19. How will resilient communities find creative ways to weather the current crisis? Freight trains rumble through the far west Texas town of Marfa throughout the day,... Read More
The Value of a Cup of Coffee
There’s a great local coffee shop on Guadelupe St., the main drag of the University of Texas campus (which the locals all call Guadeloop St.). For years, I (and a small army of students, faculty, and business folks) have used the shop as an informal meeting spot. It... Read More
Why does a pitch get funded? Research led by Dr. Clay Spinuzzi with the institute's Dr. Greg Pogue share some of the science behind landing a pitch in a recent article in Business Insider. https://ic2.utexas.edu/the-innovative-pitch/ @BusinessInsider @spinuzzi
Thank you to Travis County for their continued funding of the IC2 Institute's Readiness Training Program for Historically Underutilized Businesses. We enhance contracting opportunities of minority and women-owned businesses in the region https://www.smallbizxlr8.com/new-ut-austin-training-program-for-hubs/ @austintexasgov
Does growth always mean change? Today's blog discusses how communities can find common ground in the economic development debate. https://ic2.utexas.edu/debating-economic-development-on-common-ground/