Centrally-located city near a number of famous landmarks, Flagstaff is perhaps best known for its tourism economy. That said, the city is home to several manufacturing and medical technology companies in addition to major observatories.

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Tucson AZ, known as “Optics Valley” is growing into a substantial city for innovation and business, and is attracting many large manufacturing companies.

Depaul University, located in Chicago, was ranked #20 in the nation’s Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs. In the last five years, DU graduates ave started 133 companies and have collectively raised over $70 million in funding.

Instanteaser seeks to deliver a different service than the traditional mindset because they had experience in high scale productions using technology tools and project management. They want their clients to sell more!

The University of Michigan focuses on the importance of creativity and innovation. Combining these values with a well rounded education gives its students not only the building blocks to build their own future, but also the confidence to do so. Over the past five years, students and alumni have raised over $68 million in funding.

Columbus, Ohio has been ranked the 3rd best city to start a business in, 3rd in growth of entrepreneurship, and 40th in the “Access to Resources” category among large cities.

HackUMass encourages collaboration between mentors, top-tier companies and students, and provides all the hardware/software tools needed to put ideas in motion and create a completed product.