Hilliard City Lab supports businesses and entrepreneurs
with resources and grants to transform ideas into business growth.
Many entrepreneurs and businesses encounter barriers when trying to find support for innovative ideas. From securing funding to validating products to building a network, the hurdles can be daunting.
Hilliard City Lab changes that with an easy process that helps businesses get what they need to grow. Entrepreneurs don’t have to jump through
bureaucratic hoops to access resources.
Hilliard City Lab is just what it sounds like-our city is your lab. We provide businesses and entrepreneurs with the resources they need to accelerate their companies.
City Lab provides expertise through our partner network and an engaged team of innovation enthusiasts eager to help entrepreneurs advance their companies.
Businesses have access to city-wide public infrastructure such as the HiFiO fiber optic network, Al sandbox for testing, utilities, parks and more.
Qualified companies that are based in Hilliard can tap into grant funding of up to $25,000 to bring their ideas to life.
1 . Schedule a meeting
Tell us about your business needs and what you hope to achieve.
2. Get resources
Access what you need to accelerate your project –
without losing your time or sanity to a bureaucratic process.
3. Make it happen in Hilliard
Make your ideas a reality and accelerate your business in a top-ranked suburb.
What really attracted me to Hilliard City Lab is how connected the City is and how many resources they offer to different parts of the community. Hilliard leadership has allowed us to cut a lot of the red tape and push things forward quickly.
Cory Miller
PlugOp Technologies
We’re bringing innovators together. We’re building an ecosystem of companies and initiatives that are solving problems in all kinds of Industries.
John Bair
Converge Technologies
City Lab has jumped on funding and opportunities to connect us with other businesses. I’ve been really impressed with how quickly things move and how well it’s worked. I can only imagine what we’ll do going forward.
Matt Organiscak
1C3D Printers
Partnering with CityLab offers you the chance to accelerate your business vision.
Start your entrepreneurial journey with the backing of a city that supports its innovators.
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