Shipley Center for Innovation

Turning Your Business Idea Into a Reality

Do you have a great business idea? Enter the Shipley Center for Innovation, an entrepreneurial support hub where we help bring ideas to life.

Through a collaborative, hands-on process, the Shipley Center provides inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources and expertise needed to fully commercialize their products and launch successful new businesses.

What We Offer

Our services include:

Business formation
Customer development
Ignition grants
Incubator spaces
Investor connections
Marketing and branding
Networking
NYS tax incentives
Prototyping
Provisional patent filing
Workshops

Ready to get Started?

Schedule a 1:1 Office Hours support meeting with our team to discuss your business idea, ask questions, and get personalized guidance on your next steps.

Book a Meeting Now

Get Down to Business in the North Country's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

The North Country is home to a vibrant and growing entrepreneurial community. If you’re looking to connect with fellow entrepreneurs, share stories, celebrate successes, and work through business challenges together, the North Country Entrepreneurship Meetup offers a gateway into a supportive regional network.
Through partnerships with local support organizations, this ongoing series of meetups brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, and business owner-operators from all seven North Country counties on a regular basis (monthly or bimonthly, depending on location). Join us to build connections, find inspiration, and soundboard your business ideas and challenges.

Find an Upcoming Meetup Near You!

Partnerships

START-UP NY

Point Positive 101

Clarkson Entrepreneurship Training

NSF I-Corps

Department Staff

Jamey Hoose

Director of Shipley / Associate Director of Research & Technology

Email: jhoose@clarkson.edu
Office: 315/268-6690

About the Shipley Center

The Shipley Center was established through the generosity of Charles R. HD'84 and Lucia Shipley to promote student learning and development in leadership, teamwork and entrepreneurship. Since its inception, the center has served as a valuable community resource, fostering relationships between local businesses and nonprofits and assisting in the development of new ideas.

The Shipley Center continues to play an important role in startup culture across northern New York. Today, it serves as a primary hub for economic development, capitalizing on emerging technologies developed at Clarkson and throughout the region to create cutting-edge ventures for future solutions nationwide.