Hello Harrisonburg

Full Show Notes at www.HelloHarrisonburg.rocks/maryloubourne  Successful local entrepreneur Mary Lou Bourne of James Madison University's Center for Technology, Innovation, and Economic Development (formally Office of Technology Transfer) speaks about her office's roll in supporting start up businesses, assisting with resources for intellectual property property protection, licensing products, patenting, business plans, market research, customer discovery, and ultimately creating successful companies.  Her goal is to start technology-based businesses in Harrisonburg. Success Stories Mary Lou's office is a start up success story - it funds itself through an innovation and now focuses on supporting additional innovations inspired by faculty research and community members' ideas. Economic Development Venture Creation is a model currently beingimplemented locally to bring together local investors, patented technology, and an experienced CEO to give a new technology-based company the best chance to