Programs in the United States

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 707 programs in the United States.

Programs fund or deliver support for innovation and entrepreneurship, from grant schemes to training initiatives.

The largest concentrations are in Des Moines, Iowa (40), Chicago, Illinois (36) and Denver, Colorado (19).

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

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707 programs

• SCORE Quad Cities
  Program
• SCORE Richmond
  Program · Richmond
• Seed Investor Tax Credit
  Program · Des Moines
• Shocker Innovation Corps
  Program · Wichita
• Shocker New Venture Competition
  Program · Wichita
• Side Hustle Challenge
  Program · Ames
• SiteOhio
  Program
• Skill Advance Colorado
  Program · Denver
• Small Business & Startup Summit
  Program · Waterloo
• Small Business Land Use Center
  Program · Greeley
• Smart Logistics Engine
  Program
• SoCo Startup Week
  Program · Colorado Springs
• South Central Iowa SBDC
  Program · Creston
• Southeastern SBDC
  Program · Burlington
• Southern Colorado Small Business Development Center
  Program · Pueblo
• Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center
  Program · Durango
• Southwest Virginia SBDC
  Program · Richlands
• SPARK Virginia
  Program · Ashland
• Spark Week
  Program · Sioux City
• Square1
  Program · Cincinnati
• Stark County Small Business Impact Program
  Program · Canton
• StarSpace46
  Program · Oklahoma City
• Start Something Weekend Challenge
  Program · Ames
• Startup 405
  Program · Norman
• Startup Chicago
  Program · Chicago
• Startup Colorado Pitch Competition
  Program · Durango
• Startup Forum (Beck Venture Center)
  Program · Golden
• Startup Iowa Awards
  Program
• Startup Iowa Hot List
  Program
• Startup Jayhawk
  Program · Lawrence
• Startup Martinsville
  Program · Martinsville
• Startup POP Pitch Events Boca Raton
  Program · Boca Raton
• Startup Ski Days
  Program
• Startup Virginia Idea Factory
  Program · Richmond
• Startup Weekend Iowa City
  Program · Iowa City
• Startup Weekend Miami
  Program · Oxford
• Startup World Cup Ohio Regional
  Program · Columbus
• Startup World Cup Virginia Regional Finals
  Program · Virginia Beach
• StartupOKC (Meetup)
  Program · Closed · Oklahoma City
• Sterling Road Oxford University Grant
  Program · San Francisco
• Student-Made OWU
  Program · Delaware
• Targeted Jobs Withholding Tax Credit
  Program · Des Moines
• TC @ TexAmericas Center
  Program · Hooks
• Tech Fuse Des Moines
  Program · Des Moines
• Tech Incubator Enhancement Grant Program
  Program
• Tech Talent Boulder/Broomfield
  Program · Boulder
• Tech Talent Denver
  Program · Denver
• Tech419
  Program · Toledo
• Tech419 Pitch Competition
  Program · Toledo
• TechBrew
  Program · Des Moines
• Techstars Startup Weekend Changemakers Richmond
  Program · Richmond
• Techstars Startup Weekend Dayton
  Program · Dayton
• Techstars Startup Weekend University of Kansas
  Program · Lawrence
• Texas Small Business Credit Initiative
  Program
• The Catalyst (KU School of Business)
  Program · Lawrence
• The Foundry (Thrive Nexus)
  Program · Oklahoma City
• The Gauntlet
  Program · Vinton
• The Ladder
  Program · Chicago
• The Society of Child Entrepreneurs (SoCE)
  Program · Wichita
• The Verge OKC
  Program · Oklahoma City
• Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL)
  Program · Tulsa
• Tulsa Tech Week
  Program · Tulsa
• UCO – The Catbird Seat
  Program · Closed · Oklahoma City
• UCO Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
  Program · Edmond
• UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County
  Program · West Palm Beach
• UNC E-Challenge
  Program · Greeley
• UNC Innovation Talks
  Program · Greeley
• UNI Family Business Center
  Program · Cedar Falls
• UNI Small Business Development Center
  Program · Cedar Falls
• Unified Data Library
  Program · Colorado Springs
• University of Iowa Small Business Development Center
  Program · Coralville
• University of Mary Washington SBDC
  Program · Fredericksburg
• University of Toledo APEX Accelerator
  Program · Toledo
• UVA Entrepreneurship Cup
  Program · Charlottesville
• UVA LVG I-Corps
  Program · Charlottesville
• Vault 405
  Program · Edmond
• VCU Commercialization Fund
  Program · Richmond
• Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship
  Program · Cleveland
• Venture School Quad Cities
  Program · Davenport
• VentureForward
  Program · Charlottesville
• Virginia APEX Accelerator
  Program
• Virginia Cup (Startup World Cup Virginia Qualifier)
  Program · Virginia Beach
• Virginia Highlands SBDC
  Program · Abingdon
• Virginia SBDC Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP)
  Program
• Virginia She Served Business Builder
  Program
• Virginia Smart Community Testbed
  Program · Stafford
• Virginia Unmanned Systems Center
  Program
• Virginia Workforce Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
  Program · Hampton
• VSU Center for Entrepreneurship
  Program · Petersburg
• Wall Street South
  Program · West Palm Beach
• Washburn Community Innovation Challenge
  Program · Topeka
• Washburn Pitch Competition
  Program · Topeka
• Weld County Community Loan Fund
  Program · Greeley
• Weld County Enterprise Zone
  Program · Greeley
• Weld WORKS Labor Team
  Program · Greeley
• West Central Small Business Development Center
  Program · Montrose
• Western Iowa Tech Small Business Development Center
  Program · Sioux City
• Weston Ideation Lab (Cleveland State University)
  Program · Cleveland
• Wichita Startup Week
  Program · Wichita
• Women in Business Council Mentorship Academy
  Program · Palm Beach Gardens
• Women Innovators (Entrepreneurship@DU)
  Program · Denver
• Women's Business Center of Northern Virginia
  Program · Fairfax
• Wright Venture
  Program · Dayton
• X-Squared High School Pitch Competition
  Program · Cincinnati
• Xchange Chicago
  Program · Chicago
• YBI Shark Tank
  Program · Boardman
• Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC)
  Program

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Cities

• Programs in Des Moines, Iowa 40
• Programs in Chicago, Illinois 36
• Programs in Denver, Colorado 19
• Programs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19
• Programs in Greeley, Colorado 18
• Programs in Ames, Iowa 17
• Programs in Columbus, Ohio 16
• Programs in Cleveland, Ohio 15
• Programs in Boulder, Colorado 14
• Programs in Lawrence, Kansas 14
• Programs in Charlottesville, Virginia 13
• Programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma 13
• Programs in Richmond, Virginia 11
• Programs in Wichita, Kansas 11
• Programs in Boca Raton, Florida 10
• Programs in Iowa City, Iowa 10
• Programs in Kansas City, Kansas 10
• Programs in West Palm Beach, Florida 10
• Programs in Cincinnati, Ohio 9
• Programs in Cedar Falls, Iowa 8
• Programs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 8
• Programs in Manhattan, Kansas 8
• Programs in Texarkana, Texas 7
• Programs in Toledo, Ohio 7
• Programs in Champaign, Illinois 6
• Programs in Colorado Springs, Colorado 6
• Programs in Dayton, Ohio 6
• Programs in Golden, Colorado 6
• Programs in Norfolk, Virginia 6
• Programs in Akron, Ohio 5
• Programs in Ankeny, Iowa 5
• Programs in Fairfax, Virginia 5
• Programs in Fort Collins, Colorado 5
• Programs in Sioux City, Iowa 5
• Programs in Arlington, Virginia 4
• Programs in Blacksburg, Virginia 4
• Programs in Delaware, Ohio 4
• Programs in Fort Pierce, Florida 4
• Programs in Lynchburg, Virginia 4
• Programs in Mount Pleasant, Texas 4
• Programs in Oxford, Ohio 4
• Programs in Topeka, Kansas 4
• Programs in Virginia Beach, Virginia 4
• Programs in Camden, Arkansas 3
• Programs in Council Bluffs, Iowa 3
• Programs in Durango, Colorado 3
• Programs in Edmond, Oklahoma 3
• Programs in Harrisonburg, Virginia 3
• Programs in Hudson, Ohio 3
• Programs in Magnolia, Arkansas 3
• Programs in Mason City, Iowa 3
• Programs in Petersburg, Virginia 3
• Programs in Roanoke, Virginia 3
• Programs in Stuart, Florida 3
• Programs in Urbana, Illinois 3
• Programs in Waterloo, Iowa 3