Wednesday, July 19, 2023

What’s Your Secret Sauce?

Creating a proprietary technology innovation is an impactful strategy that can help differentiate and scale your business.

If you are a startup or small business without proprietary technology, here are some steps towards identifying an idea for the creation of your own technology that can set you apart from your competitors:

First, it’s essential to understand the unmet needs of your target market. By investing time to discover the challenges faced by your customers and potential customers, you can develop solutions that address those pain points. Conducting market research and engaging in meaningful learning conversations with customers will provide invaluable insights to guide you in the development of proprietary technology that truly resonates with the market.
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In the News

Lake County to get new UCF Business Incubator-Eustis in August

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Tech Rage IT Named to 2023 Channel Futures NextGen 101 List

UCFBIP Hiring for Site Manager in Eustis

USEncryption Selected for MassChallenge’s 2023 Early-Stage Cohorts

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UCF Business Incubation Program Adds Leadership Training to Services

LOOLA Expands to West Coast with New Sales Arm

Crewlink Launches New Platform to Connect Pilots with Planes

Spot Appoints Donna Rayburn as CFO and Chad Maycumber as VP of Engineering

LOOLA Brings on New Project Coordinator

Eustis Enters Partnership with UCF for Business Incubator

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UCF Business Incubation Program Brings on New Executive

Capacitech Energy landed a $1-million grant from the National Science Foundation

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Upcoming Events

July

One Million Cups

1MC takes place every Wednesday morning.

August

14-16

FLORIDA’S WOMEN IN ENERGY LEADERSHIP FORUM

Register for a three-day event that will include c-suite level keynote speakers and panelists discussing the industry’s commitment to infrastructure investment, employees, and customers. Working with you, we are committed to using Florida’s Women in Energy Leadership Forum to inform, inspire, and motivate.

October

17-19

MetaCenter Global Week

Synapse Orlando and Immerse Global Summit are joining forces to showcase the best tech in the world beside the best innovators of Central Florida, all in one electrifying 3-day event: MetaCenter Global Week. This ground-breaking partnership will bring together global and regional leaders as we celebrate, discover, and engage with the bleeding edge of innovation in XR/AR/VR, AI, Gaming, Fintech, Space, Simulation, Metaverse & Blockchain, DefenseTech, HealthTech, Sustainability, Sports & Entertainment, Smart Cities and much more.

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