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Link to DOC: https:=Update=We have created slides with key information and data summaries in Bulk/McNair/Projects/Innovation Districts/Augusta Startup Ecosystem/docs.googleThis wiki has more information and sources for the information that is in the slides.comEd will be presenting to key players in Augusta during the week of 10/a9/rice2017.edu/document/d/15EtmjxWLLta4SZEW4PlsqxXgA-yEuuZ3OE1Ciin2yHA/edit?usp=sharing
*US CyberCommand is going to locate their headquarters there, and in response, they want to ensure an ecosystem exists there to pull from (QUESTION: WHO IS "THEY" IN THIS SENTENCE?)
**Needs recruits, programmers
source for grant data???
==Public Firms—Potential for R&D Funding==
source for R&D funding???
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{{Project|Has project output=Content|Has sponsor=McNair ProjectsCenter
|Has owner=Ben Baldazo, Dylan Dickens, Joe Reilly, Taylor Jacobe,
|Has start date=9/20/2017
|Has deadline=10/6/2017
|Has notes=End product is slide deck
|Has project status=ActiveComplete
}}
=General Description=Augusta, Georgia- Want *US CyberCommand is going to build a startup locate their headquarters there, and in response, City of Augusta + Georgia want to ensure an ecosystem around the headquartersexists there to pull from **Needs recruits, programmers
*University of Augusta is in the local area
*Want to build a startup ecosystem around the headquarters
*Find all of the important inno people in Georgia
**How can we piece an ecosystem together?
=Powerpoint sources [sourced by slide]=
**see http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Augusta_Startup_Ecosystem#Educational_Attainment
*Research Environment
** [patent data/R&D--data from "Public Firms" excel file in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\CompuStat. **Patent data ranking source???]: AugustaPatents.xlsx has a tab with filtered results to only include patents from organications with Inc./Incorporated ==Cities with similar profiles are outperforming Augusta==* VC Data Ranking in E:\McNair\Projects\Ecosystem\Ranking\RankingByEdv2.*Sources??? (for % college grads, : see http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Augusta_Startup_Ecosystem#Educational_Attainment)
==There are limited high-growth funding opportunities in Augusta==
VC data source????: see http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/wiki/Augusta_Startup_Ecosystem#VC_Data_Summary
==Accelerator Programs slide==
source: http://flashpoint.gatech.edu/
==Partners for growth should be drawn from past sponsors of innovation==
Sponsors from https://theclubhou.se/
==Clubhou.se/Augusta Innovation ZoneCurrent Resources Indicate Potential==
sources: https://theclubhou.se/ and http://www.augustainnovationzone.com/index.html
==Grants and contracts can provide funding to nascent businesses==
Data pulled from https://www.usaspending.gov/DownloadCenter/Pages/DataDownload.aspx. The file is "GeoAllGrantsFY16" in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\All Federal Grants.
*NOTE: This data is filtered by Augusta, not Augusta University.
*Pivot tables re-created in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\All Federal Grants for Contracts & Grants.
==Public Firms—Potential for R&D Funding==
source for R&D funding:
*for all public firms, "Public Firms" excel file in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\CompuStat (publicly traded firms). The data that appears is filtered by Augusta or Georgia.
*for companies on NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, "Firms on NYSE NASDAQ AMEX yr 2016" excel file in the same folder.
==Tax Allocation, Enterprise, and Opportunity Zones Provide Incentives==
*For more info on current resources, see this wiki page's section entitled "Augusta Economic Development Authority- Development Authority of Richmond County (DARC)"
*Suggested resources are from http://mcnair.bakerinstitute.org/blog/research-parks-innovation-districts/ blog post
=Potential Corporate Headquarters / Branches=
Transferred to "E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem\GA Cities from Ecosystem Rankings.xlsx"
Original text file as excel saved in E:\McNair\Projects\Innovation Districts\Augusta Startup Ecosystem as "Relevant VC Data original.
Compared to the rest of the US:
**High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015 83.3% 86.7%*Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015 20.4% 29.8%
*source: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/richmondcountygeorgia,US/PST045216
*This is partly in prep for Cyber Command- "U.S. Army Cyber Command is expected to take up residence at nearby Fort Gordon in 2018 and is expected to be a key contributor to the state’s emerging cyberecosystem"
*More info at- http://www.govtech.com/security/GT-OctoberNovember-2017-Georgias-Cyber-Innovation-and-Training-Lab-to-Strengthen-Security-Through-Collaboration.html
=Google Doc=
Link to original Google doc from when this was a paper: https://docs.google.com/a/rice.edu/document/d/15EtmjxWLLta4SZEW4PlsqxXgA-yEuuZ3OE1Ciin2yHA/edit?usp=sharing
