N2Tec Institute

National Network for Technology
Entrepreneurship and Commercialization

About N2Tec

N2TEC Mission

N2TEC Institute is bringing the wealth creation process to rural regions of the United States through the development of methods and best practices for the innovation and commercialization of new technologies that will enhance the economic well-being of those regions. More specifically, we will

Work with rural communities to assist them in developing high performance regions that can compete globally.
Work with rural universities to develop programs of entrepreneurship education and practice.
Work with research organizations to develop effective methods for identifying applications and markets for the technologies that result from their research

Whom We Serve	Stakeholder Interests
Institute members: institutions, universities, industry, foundations, venture capital community, government	Research, new technologies, technology transfer
Congress	Wealth creation in the 80% of the United States that is not linked in
Communities	Economic development and job creation
Industry	Technology transfer and strategic partnerships
Foundations: interested in economic development and entrepreneurship	A mechanism for insuring that dollars invested produce meaningful results for the broadest constituency possible.