Advantage Accelerator's November Featured Innovator: Alina Padilla-Miller UniCreatives Alina Padilla-Miller's New Home for Freelance Talent UniCreatives is a unique new virtual marketplace that connects university students and alumni with clients who value the university ecosystem. Conceived in 2022 by Alina Padilla-Miller, UniCreatives addresses the need for a dedicated platform for student and alumni creatives. Current marketplaces are overcrowded, making university affiliations hard to find. Alina is well qualified to understand the struggles of both students and prospective clients with over 15 years of experience in media productions. In spring of 2024, she joined the Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator Program , which allowed her to develop UniCreatives as a minimal viable product and engage in the initial customer discovery. She stood out as an exemplary participant and was recommended for a $15,000 AID award. Having won these funds in June of 2024, UniCreatives LLC was registered, a brand was designed, and developers created the first prototype, which began recruiting beta users as of November 1st. The free-to-join beta site includes features like profile creation, job postings, project management tools, and a messaging system. Additional features will be based on user feedback. The beta phase will last until sufficient feedback is gathered and improvements are made. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gHtsBSf8 Moving forward, UniCreatives plans further development and fundraising to expand functions but is positioned to scale up quickly. The freelance marketplace, valued at approximately $6.5 billion in 2024, is projected to grow to close to $14 billion by 2029. UniCreatives has a leading edge over current similar platforms, as it focuses on community, offering clients an alma mater connection and budget-friendly options, while providing students and alumni with opportunities to learn and gain experience in freelance work. Universities are able to follow in the success of its graduates and bolster career support services. Everyone stands to win with this marketplace that Alina has created and we’re enthusiastic about watching it launch! Here's a video link with more information: https://lnkd.in/gCxRguRV
Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator
Education Administration Programs
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Stewarding and Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Oregon. Creating the Oregon Innovation Economy.
About us
The OSU Advantage Accelerator helps to develop high-growth, innovative products and services by taking companies through all phases of the startup process. We assist faculty, staff, students and the broader community to commercialize research and concepts. Our staff, mentors, and student interns work directly with innovators and entrepreneurs to explore markets, develop products, and obtain customers. We share the greater vision of Oregon State University to create a collaborative, inclusive and caring community that strives for equity and equal opportunity in everything we do; that creates a welcoming environment and enables success for people from all walks of life; and that shares common, fundamental values grounded in justice, civility and respect while looking to our diversity as a source of enrichment and strength.
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- Entrepreneurship training, Entrepreneurship education, iCorp program, Technology commercialization, Access to funding, and Product market fit
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Corvallis, Oregon 97330, US
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📢 Business Oregon Opens Grant Program to Support Advanced Manufacturing Businesses Competing for Federal Contracts Up to $150,000 per eligible business will be awarded to cover approved costs in seeking to increase competitiveness to land or retain a federal contract. Applications for the Advanced Manufacturing Federal Contract Competitiveness Funding (AMFCCF) program will be accepted from now until December 27, 2024, so apply now! https://lnkd.in/gweXUq5a
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The EnergyTech University Prize 2025 is officially open for new student and faculty applications! 🏆 The prize seeks to support innovative teams of multidisciplinary students who create and present a business plan that leverages national laboratory-developed or other high-potential energy technologies. Through this competition, students will learn about cleantech and gain valuable leadership and entrepreneurial skills. This prize also celebrates faculty who are passionate about the development and integration of educational activities centered on energy technology commercialization and entrepreneurship topics at their home institution.
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The November OSU Advantage Accelerator newsletter just dropped!
Our November Newsletter just dropped and it's a big one! We have an I-Corp hub announcement that we're excited to share, 2 programs currently accepting applications, Alina Padilla-Miller's brand new site launch, several funding opportunities, workshops, volunteer opportunities, and more! Read it all here: https://lnkd.in/gbSgdheS
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Our November Newsletter just dropped and it's a big one! We have an I-Corp hub announcement that we're excited to share, 2 programs currently accepting applications, Alina Padilla-Miller's brand new site launch, several funding opportunities, workshops, volunteer opportunities, and more! Read it all here: https://lnkd.in/gbSgdheS
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Thanks for the conversation, Jeffrey. Looking forward to working more closely with the GHIC!
Karl Mundorff, Executive Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Director of the Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator, met with the Global Hemp Innovation Center to outline the business development programs and services Oregon State University offers the campus community and more widely to innovators across Oregon and beyond https://lnkd.in/gJUKSx_g. OSU was just designated as a Northwest Region Hub (NWR) joining 10 existing regional I-Corps Hubs across the country supported by the National Science Foundation. https://lnkd.in/gXzJ-7SX The NWR institutions will focus specifically on medical technology, agricultural and food technology, blue technology and energy, environment, and clean technology. We look forward to seeing how OSU Advantage Accelerator can assist as the emergent hemp sector in Oregon expands, just as it has supported more than 450 business concepts grow and generate nearly $25 million in revenue and create over 400 new jobs.
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Have you heard about our new unique startup at OSU? Meet UniCreatives! https://lnkd.in/guDWy49J
UniCreatives Freelance Marketplace
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Join us tomorrow (Thursday) for more information about SBIR and STTR! You'll have an opportunity to ask an expert questions directly. To join via Zoom, register here: https://lnkd.in/gixutn2M
Interested in government funding for your startup? Join us for an informal chat about the process and get tips from the expert!
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Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator reposted this
Join the Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator Accelerator team at the Oregon State University Alumni Center November 12th @ 5:00 PM for an evening of discovery and networking. Explore a diverse array of tech-focused businesses and startups from around the valley. Whether you’re a professional, aspiring entrepreneur, or curious about regional developments, the Willamette Innovators Network (WiN) Expo has something for everyone. Discover groundbreaking companies, learn from industry leaders, and celebrate the talent that makes our community thrive. Want to be an exhibitor? Looking to attend? Check out information here: https://lnkd.in/gaUMjquQ #willamette #oregon #innovators #research #startup #networking #tech #OSUAlumniCenter #WiN
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