The Wyoming Technology Business Center stimulates high-growth technology companies in rural Wyoming. It has a statewide focus with multiple facilities and business incubators. The center focuses on pre-venture clients and helping individuals thinking about starting businesses. It also runs the e2e Wyoming program, a networking and educational group that brings together entrepreneurs in Laramie, Casper, and Sheridan to improve the climate for entrepreneurship in the state.

1. Wyoming Technology
Business Center

3. We stimulate high growth technology
companies in a profoundly rural
environment.
• 575,000 people
in Wyoming
• 13.4 cattle per
square mile
• 5.8 people per
square mile

4. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
• Statewide focus with multiple facilities
– 3 existing incubators
• Focus on pre-venture clients (talented individuals
thinking about starting a business)
– Existing ecosystem does not stimulate technology and
high growth startups
• Activities that stimulate entrepreneurial
ecosystem
– e2e Wyoming: networking and educational group that
brings together entrepreneurs and people interested in
entrepreneurship

8. • Realized that Laramie was not naturally starting these types
of companies at a very fast rate
• Improve climate for entrepreneurial companies
& Identify Pre-Venture Companies.
• Meet 5x per year
• Chapters in Laramie, Casper, & Sheridan
e2e Wyoming: networking and educational
group that brings together entrepreneurs and
people interested in entrepreneurship

10. Previous Speakers

11. Wyoming Technology Business Center
Audience - Laramie
*Percentages are based on aggregated attendance
16%
46%
24%
3% 12%
Laramie
% of attendees that are entrepreneurs
% of attendees that are business service
providers
% of attendees that are students
% of attendees that are retired
% of attendees from the University of Wyoming

12. Wyoming Technology Business Center
Audience - Casper
28%
69%
0% 3%
Casper
% of attendees that are entrepreneurs
% of attendees that are business service
providers
% of attendees that are students
% of attendees that are retired
*Percentages are based on aggregated attendance

13. Wyoming Technology Business Center
Audience - Sheridan
40%
59%
1%
Sheridan
% of attendees that are entrepreneurs
% of attendees that are business service
providers
% of attendees that are students
*Percentages are based on aggregated attendance

14. Wyoming Technology Business Center
Regulars in each node
*This chart shows unique attendance and the number of unique attendees
who have become regulars
232
147
251
43 45
6667
32
68
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Laramie Sheridan Casper
Individuals attended one e2e event during the two year period
Individuals attended two e2e events during the two year period
Individuals attended e2e three times or more during the two year period

15. Christine Langley
clangle1@uwyo.edu
307-766-9461