Entrepreneurship

The Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet – GEM — provides resources and support to science and technology businesses.

MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast provides business and technology leaders to host events to educate, inform and inspire entrepreneur. MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast offers entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals a convenient and effective way to network with others in the startup community and learn how innovative early stage companies can be successful.

Rising Media produces Internet and technology-related conferences including eMetrics Summit (San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, London, Berlin), Search Marketing Expo (London, Munich, Paris), Predictive Analytics World (San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, London, Berlin), Text Analytics World, (San Francisco), Building Business Capability (annually in USA & Australia), Conversion Conference (Las Vegas, London, Berlin), Web Effectiveness Conference (annually in Europe), Inside Bitcoins (London, Berlin, Paris), Inside 3D Printing (London & Berlin), AllFacebook Marketing (Munich and Berlin), AdMonsters (Europe) and a steady stream of new launches.

Santa Barbara Technology Group provides mentoring, funding and resources, and networking for technology startups in the Central Coast area.

The UCSB Office of Technology & Industry Alliances (TIA) was established in August 2005 with two primary responsibilities: to manage the intellectual property developed through UCSB research (including out-licensing) and to manage the many agreements with industry partners that support research collaborations (including research agreements, material transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements and memorandums of understanding). Their goal is to build effective, long-term and mutually-beneficial relationships with Their industry partners.

Workzones is a Santa Barbara co-working office space that provides self-employed or professionals the ideal place to get work done.