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Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Program Evaluation

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Innovation Services Hub

Innovation Services Hub

Innovate Carolina’s Innovation Services Hub supports innovation and entrepreneurship through coworking memberships at the Innovate Carolina Junction (136 E Rosemary St), events open to the community, and services.

Patent Landscaping and Market Research Services: The service offers custom analytical reports that provide a strategic view of the competitive landscape, current and projected market conditions, as well as opportunities for grants and funding to complete research and launch new products, services and businesses. (Patent Landscaping & Market Research | Innovate Carolina (unc.edu))

Design Thinking Services: Innovate Carolina offers in-house expertise and consultation in design thinking based on the world-renown IDEO method. Our team works with UNC faculty, staff and students – as well as external organizations – to integrate this methodology into your research, teaching and practice. (Design and Innovation for the Public Good | Innovate Carolina (unc.edu))

Venture Services: Innovate Carolina helps accelerate startup development and growth through services that connect you with both student talent and industry peers for mentoring and potential investment opportunities.

 

Program Evaluation

Abacus Evaluation Services

Abacus Evaluation is a Research Service Center committed to amplifying the impact and effectiveness of programs, centers, and projects through innovative evaluation strategies, state of the art data analysis methods, and collaborative research design. While Abacus specializes in evaluation, our team will also partner with your team from early planning to program design to data collection, management, and analysis to reporting to ensure that you build and enact a robust and comprehensive program/project.

The Abacus team brings extensive experience in researching and evaluating diverse programs at the local, state, and national levels. We see evaluation as the means by which to identify areas for growth and innovation, drive change, empower communities, and amplify a program’s effectiveness and impact. The team is passionate about helping our partners achieve their aims while understanding if, why, and how they are making authentic, lasting change through their work.