Students and Alumni Experience
Students from Shaw University will be encouraged to utilize the space for special entrepreneurial projects, corporate tech skill lessons, recruiting open-houses, innovation events like Triangle StartUp Weekend, film night (documentaries on business
and innovation), and internship opportunities with CSBDF companies. Students will be encouraged and equipped to develop creative and design thinking skills.
Small Business Owner Experience
Small business owners from the Southeast Raleigh community will have access to the space for incubation, led by CSBDF staff, and to a private co-working room for 2-3 small teams on the second level of the Center. Small business owners will also
have access to business tech solutions, such as Facebook and Google for business workshops, student interns, corporate small business solution testing, and discounted partner services.
Partner Experience
Partners will have direct access to students / alumni and small business owners, which will allow for recruiting, brand/product exposure, user testing, and to host community based events, such as MeetUps, Triangle StartUp Weekend, Young Professionals
Mixers. Shaw will leverage its academic accreditation to create/partner with certificate programs (tech related: coding, digital marketing) for students.