On Thursday, March 3rd, the Innovation Hub in North Little Rock invited the community to tour the Hub’s workspaces for designing, making and collaborating. Visitors were able to see the space and learn about their programs, classes, and opportunities. The Open House included tours, activities, demonstrations, and a special celebration featuring local, state, and federal officials.

The goal of the Innovation Hub is to create opportunity, develop talent, and retain that talent for a better Arkansas. The facility is designed around key parts, which together, offer an extensive set of resources.  Each of the Hub’s parts and programs include education and mentorship for both adults and children to help foster innovation and promote entrepreneurship.

Spaces for Innovation, Design, and Collaboration

Makerspaces

The makerspaces at the Innovation Hub offer an impressive collection of equipment, including a full wood and metal shop, robotics and advanced computer software, 3D printers, and more. Mentors who will share their time and experience are available to help you with your projects.

Arts and Design Studios

Make your creative vision a reality, whether you work in ceramics, painting, drawing, graphic design, illustration, or printmaking. The arts and design studios at the Innovation Hub offer resources and mentorship so you can innovate and think creatively.

Collaborative Workspaces

Finding a supportive place to meet and collaborate with others can be difficult. The Innovation Hub offers workspaces, complete with resources and support, for entrepreneurs who want to join together and launch new enterprises.

The Innovation Hub recently launched a new program connected to the health sciences called HubX Life Sciences Accelerator program. An accelerator program helps small groups of startup companies by providing funding, work space, resources, mentoring, and networking opportunities to guide them toward a successful business launch. This program, a partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas, Baptist Health, the Iron Yard, and the Innovation Hub, is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and innovators successfully launch businesses that will solve problems, increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve access to quality health care services.

For more information about membership, classes, and use of the facilities, visit the Innovation Hub website at http://arhub.org/.