Organizations Filed Purposes:
INNOVATION CENTER OF THE ROCKIES (ICR) IS ONE OF AMERICA'S PREMIER ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. WITH ITS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED TEAM OF MENTORS AND ADVISORS, ICR DEFINES A NEW MODEL FOR BUSINESS INCUBATION ACROSS KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS HOLDING THE MOST PROMISE FOR THE COMMUNITY, GLOBAL ECONOMIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ICR BLENDS THE RESOURCES OF BUSINESS AND ACADEMIA TO OPTIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPANIES OF THE FUTURE.
TO HELP LAUNCH AND GROW ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS
THE INNOVATION CENTER OF THE ROCKIES (ICR) IS A NON-PROFIT, VIRTUAL INCUBATOR THAT CONCENTRATES ON SUPPORTING HIGH GROWTH START-UPS, NEW COMPANY CREATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION STRATEGIES FOR TECHNOLOGY GENERATED FROM UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. THE ICR'S UNIVERSITY COMMERCIALIZATION EFFORT HAS WORKED WITH ~300 RESEARCH TEAMS RESULTING IN 88+ COMMERCIAL OUTCOMES AND 20 START-UPS BASED ON UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BEING FORMED AND/OR MATERIALLY ASSISTED. OUR CURRENT UNIVERSITY PARTNERS AND CLIENTS INCLUDE; THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES AND COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE ICR PROGRAM HELPING EARLY STAGE COMPANIES HAS TOUCHED 1,000+ START-UPS AND HAS WORKED WITH 110+ COMPANIES DIRECTLY AS ICR CLIENTS. SINCE 2006, THESE EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF 623 JOBS AND INNOVATION CENTER OF THE ROCKIES CLIENTS HAVE ATTRACTED $100+ MILLION IN NEW CAPITAL BOOSTING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
THE ICR CREATED A STAGE 2 PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUNG BUSINESSES WITH A STRONG POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH. THIS PROGRAM CREATES A ROADMAP THAT IDENTIFIES AREAS IN WHICH THE COMPANY NEEDS HELP AND THEN PROVIDES THE TOOLS TO IMPLEMENT THE IDENTIFIED BUSINESS BUILDING CONCEPTS. THIS IS A HANDS ON PROGRAM WHICH REQUIRES A LOT OF TIME AND ATTENTION BY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS SUCH AS LOCAL BUSINESS VETERANS AND SEASONED ENTREPENEURS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eric Gricus | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 7/16) | 40 | $94,000 |
| Tim Bour | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 6/16) | 40 | $46,000 |
| Terri Fiez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Tayer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Headley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Merc Mercure | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Linfield | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Brautigam | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rudy Rudolph | TREASURER/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Gill | BOARD CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY | 6 | $0 |
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