Mason Enterprise Center

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Mason Enterprise Center

• Mission
• Organization
• Funding Sources
• International Programs Services
• Statewide Programs Services
• Regional Programs Services
• New Programs Services

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Mission

• Administered by George Mason Universitys School
  of Public Policy, The Mason Enterprise Center
  (MEC) is a university-based economic development
  knowledge center focusing the energy, skills and
  intellectual capital of George Mason University
  on entrepreneurship creation, business enterprise
  development, and economic expansion
• Specializing in the areas of small business
  startup and incubation, government contracting
  services, international business development,
  capitalization, training and consulting,
  entrepreneurship, and teleworking, the MEC offers
  a unique cluster of programs, services, and
  resources

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Funding Sources

• DoD Mentor-Protégé Program
• DLA VPTAP
• SBA - VSBDC
• GSA - Telework
• City of Fairfax - FIC
• George Mason University
• Fee-based Services

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International Programs/Services

• Incoming Business Development Program
• Assist successful non-US companies forge business
  partnerships with companies in Washington DC area
• International Business Accelerator (City of
  Fairfax)
• Incubator America (Arlington County)
• Outgoing Business Development Program
• Assist US companies to successfully penetrate
  targeted foreign markets
• Assisted 500 companies since 1999

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International Programs/Servicescont.

• Consulting services include market research,
  industry analysis, local custom acclimation,
  strategic alliance, business logistics, and
  networking
• Entrepreneurship curriculum development for
  management institutes in India China
• Enterprise development consulting for technology
  incubators in China and for IIMs and IITs in India

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Statewide Programs Services

• Virginia Small Business Development Center
  Network (VSBDC)
• 29 community-based SBDCs spread across Virginia
• Partnership program between the US Small Business
  Administration, Virginia, local educational
  institutions, chambers of commerce, economic
  development organizations, and private business
• VSBDC is a 4.8M program consisting of 1.9M SBA,
  1.7M local cash, 1.2M in-kind match
• Services include one-on-one counseling, business
  management training, information resources
  covering most key areas of business needs
• Assisted over 8,000 companies in Fiscal Year 2009

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Statewide Programs Servicescont.

• Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance
  Program (VPTAP) DLA
• Since 1990, program has provided assistance to
  small businesses to enable them to obtain
  contracts with federal, state, and local
  governments
• FY2006 MEC was accepted as statewide program with
  responsibility for Northern, Central, and
  Tidewater regions of Virginia
• Assisted over 1,250 client companies in FY2009
• Services include seminars, conferences,
  education, counseling, marketing, strategic
  partnering, bid-matching system, and reference
  library

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Regional Programs Services

• Mentor-Protégé Program (DOD)
• Serves as a third party developmental assistance
  provider to major prime contractors in support of
  their small disadvantaged businesses protégé
  firms
• Contracted assistance consists of general
  business management, engineering and training
  including
• needs assessments, strategic business plans,
  GSA Schedule support, marketing business
  development support, financial systems review,
  SEI/CMM CMMI certification, ISO 90002000
  certification, promotional materials, and various
  types of technical training
• 20-35 concurrent contracts in place at any given
  time

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Regional Programs Servicescont.

• Telework Centers (GSA)
• Provides fully functional and supported office
  environment for teleworking professionals
• Part of an overall program of 13 centers in the
  Washington metro region
• MEC directly manages three of these centers
  (Fairfax, Herndon, and Prince William County)
• Additional facility use for Continuity of
  Operation Planning (COOP) in support of
  government agencies and private companies

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Regional Programs Servicescont.

• Community Business Partnership (CBP)
• Since 1995 CBP is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax
  exempt organization formed in response to an
  identified need for small business technical
  assistance and financing services, particularly
  to low-moderate income and disadvantaged
  individuals, including minorities, women and the
  disabled
• Seeks to provide a financing alternative to
  benefit those unable to attract a commercial loan
  or other traditional source of funds.
• Business Finance Center, Financial Education
  Center for Women Entrepreneurs, Business
  Incubation Center, Springfield SBDC, and Womens
  Business Center

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Regional Programs Servicescont.

• Fairfax Innovation Center (City of Fairfax)
• A mixed use business incubator and accelerator
  program
• Offers professional shared facilities to small
  and start-up businesses with strong leadership
  and high-growth potential
• Client companies graduate from the program in 24
  months or less with a greater than 80 success
  rate
• Facility has 69 offices supporting 40 on-site
  companies
• Support 41 Virtual clients
• Celebrating 14th year of operation

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MEC_at_Prince William

• Business assistance center at George Mason
  Universitys campus in Prince William County,
  Virginia
• Flexible office space options for business
  incubation and business acceleration
• MEC program services include PTAP,
  Mentor-Protégé, telework, and business expansion
  space for short-term contracts and for disaster
  operations planning

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Emerging Programs Services

• International Austria, Russia, Brazil, UK
• International Delegation Training
• Corporate Program Expansion Services
• Various Partnerships with Mason Academic Units on
  Student, Faculty, and Staff Entrepreneurship
• Various Partnerships with Peer Academic
  Institutions like the Virginia Community
  College System on Workforce Development

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Think Entrepreneurship!!

• The Mason Enterprise Center _at_ George Mason
  Universitys School of Public Policy
• www.masonenterprisecenter.org
• Keith B. Segerson Managing Director
• segerson_at_gmu.edu / 703-277-7724

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