ANOTHER CORPORATE INNOVATION HUB OPENS IN FRISCO, TAPPING INTO THE CITY'S TECH TALENT.
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“INNOVATION HUBS LIKE THIS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON CORPORATES REALLY BECOME A PLACE WHERE ENTREPRENEURS CAN THRIVE.” A BRAND NEW SPACE AT THE STAR NOW HOUSES THE COMERICA BUSINESS AND INNOVATION HUB.“I BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF THESE ENTREPRENEURS, FOUNDERS AND CORPORATE INNOVATION HUBS ARE CHOOSING FRISCO BECAUSE WE HAVE A HIGH DENSITY OF TECH TALENT.” “REALLY, THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN THIS. WE DID OUR RESEARCH. WE UNDERSTAND WHO ELSE WAS HERE IN THE AREA, WHO WAS MOVING IN. AND REALLY THAT BUZZ THAT IS FRISCO WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY ATTRACTED US." SO FAR THE HUB HAS BROUGHT 125 NEW JOBS TO FRISCO WITH PLANS TO HIRE MORE.
AND THERE IS A COMERICA COWORKSPACE, WHICH IS A PILOT PROGRAM IN THE DFW AREA.
IT'S ONE OF THE MANY PERKS WE OFFER FOR A BUSINESS ACCOUNT." “OUR SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR IS REALLY DEDICATED TO SMALL BUSINESS.
AND THAT MEANS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THE BUSINESSES HERE IN FRISCO, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE." THE SPACE HAS RESERVABLE ROOMS FOR ITS SMALL BUSINESS CUSTOMERS.
IT ALSO HAS AMENITIES FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING.
"WE MOST OF THE TIME WORK FROM HOME, BUT HERE WE HAVE A PROPER OFFICE. AND IF WE WANT TO BRING IN OUR IT CUSTOMERS, THEY CAN COME HERE AND MEET WITH US. AND IT LOOKS MORE PROFESSIONAL AND IT EXPANDS OUR REACH AS WELL, BECAUSE THE OTHER COMPANIES THAT WILL BE SITTING HERE SO WE CAN MEET AND INTERACT WITH THEM, NEW IDEAS WILL COME AND WE CAN HAVE A COLLABORATION." AND THIS INNOVATION HUB IS NOT THE ONLY ONE IN FRISCO.
“WE NOW HAVE FIVE CORPORATE INNOVATION HUBS THAT ARE THESE BIG CORPORATE COMPANIES, THESE BIG BUSINESSES, IF YOU WILL, THAT ARE HOSTING STARTUPS AND FOUNDERS WITHIN THEIR OFFICES SO THAT THEY CAN COLLABORATE TO BUILD THESE NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES." ANOTHER HUB COMING TO FRISCO IS PLUG AND PLAY, AN INNOVATION PLATFORM CONNECTING STARTUPS, BUSINESSES AND MORE.
IT'S IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING A SPORTS TECH ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IN FRISCO.
“WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ONE OF 5 INNOVATION HUBS. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES WITH PLUG AND PLAY IN PARTICULAR, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER INNOVATION HUBS, WHETHER WE'LL PARTNER OR WHETHER WE ACTUALLY WILL GENERATE NEW OPPORTUNITY EITHER WAY, IT'S GOOD." THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF FRISCO'S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM AS MORE BUSINESSES, ENTREPRENEURS AND TECH TALENT LEARN THIS IS THE PLACE TO COLLABORATE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.