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TCC Companies Present At InnoVenture

Three Asheville companies assisted by the Technology Commercialization Center (TCC) at A-B Tech were among the 16 entrepreneurial companies that presented pitches to investors at InnoVenture, the annual southeastern innovation conference. The companies were Emerge Industries, Infinity Learning Solutions and Lab Escape.

Emerge Industries has developed the Amazing Sticky Yard™ Digital Measuring System, a proprietary measuring tool and software application that turns a digital camera into a precise electronic tape measure.

Infinity Learning Solutions, Digital Chalk e-learning solution integrates video, audio, PowerPoint slides, images, text, closed captioning and html into course lessons with an easy-to-use and secure web-based authoring tool.

Lab Escape develops commercial implementations of data visualization tools that enable information professionals to deal with information overload.

Established in 2006 on A-B Tech's Enka campus as a partnership between A-B Tech and Technology 2020, TCC has been made possible, in part, by a grant of $200,000 from Buncombe County that the Asheville Hub helped secure. AdvantageWest has also contributed operational funds. During the past 15 months, TCC has assisted more than 50 companies toward sustainability – retaining or creating 89 jobs in the process. TCC is located within A-B Tech's Small Business Incubator, which provides an environment to help all types of companies grow.

"There is no shortcut to creating a successful company," said Todd Fisher, TCC director. "We require that clients achieve key milestones such as identifying their target customers, sizing their market niche, and validating that their technology provides value to their target customers. Attaining these milestones leads to the development of a profitable business model. To support clients, we offer outstanding network opportunities, hands-on business counseling from people who have extensive experience starting up and running companies, and access to capital."

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