3 This fall, an inaugural class of spacepreneurs will be among the first to use the new LEVL5: SPACE DOCK at NSU™ facility. The state-of-the-art infrastructure is designed to inspire, as well as to connect space-industry players from across the private and public sectors, including academia and investors. Dual function as an edu- cation center and a business incubator/ accelerator propels entrepreneurial and research activities. These endeavors are not for the faint of heart. Building a business amidst master-class assignments, family time, and a dizzying array of events and opportunities takes strategy and stamina. Instructors are seasoned serial entrepreneurs and business leaders who manage empires of their own in between volunteer commitments. And midnight sessions occur. Curating collisions is how the Levan Center of Innovation operates to achieve six key outcomes: breakthrough ideation, new technologies, talent-skills pipeline, company formation, job creation, and scaling of early-stage and young start-up organizations. The exhilarating pace matches the lofty payoff potential. A small sample of proofof-concept examples appears on the following pages. In its first year, the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers named the Levan Center the “Best Emerging Entrepreneur- ship Center.”
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