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UMKC Innovation Center
UMKC Innovation Center

Ennovation Center

The Ennovation Center business incubator provides the location and business development services for companies focused in Culinary and Business & Technology.

About

The Ennovation Center, located in Independence, serves as a regionally-focused business incubator and accelerator. General business, technology, and food-based startup businesses will find entrepreneurial support, an excellent work environment -from an amazing, focused  co-working space through office work suites for business and technology clients to a commercial kitchen with multiple kitchen spaces and a full compliment of equipment designed for food production development.  

The Ennovation Center provides the following services to their tenants:

  • Professional Facilities
  • Business Assistance- biz plan review, strategic planning, food-based regulatory direction, market/branding assistance,  scale-up development, technology review
  • Professional services connect 
  • Credibility, Visibility and Support Network
  • Financing Assistance

Other services provided by the incubator:

  • Conference and Training Rooms
  • Kitchen Facilities
  • Janitorial Services
  • Mail Service
  • Fiber Internet Connection
  • Copy and Fax Machines
  • Coffee Services

Admission to the incubator program requires an application and approval process.

Services

Mentoring

  • One-on-One Counseling

Office, Incubator, Accelerator, Laboratory, Kitchen and Meeting Space

  • Commercial Kitchen Facilities
  • Conference/Meeting and Event Space
  • Incubator Space
  • Office Space
  • Site Location
  • Wet Lab Incubator

Product Development

  • Prototype Development
Primary ContactDanielle DuPree
Address201 N Forest Ave
Suite 120
Independence, MO 64050
Phone(816) 463-3532