We are excited to announce our newest program: the Entrepreneurial Support Center! This program pairs Brigham Young University – Idaho (BYU-Idaho) students with graduates of the Start and Grow My Business (SGMB) class to provide advising on various topics designed to improve their startup business. This program had a successful pilot during Winter Semester 2019 […]
Writing a resume is one of the hardest parts of the job search, especially if you are a student, newly graduated or about to make a career change. To make it more confusing, everyone has an opinion on how a resume should be written and what should be included. If you are feeling overwhelmed or […]
Why the RBDC stopped paying for project management software The Research and Business Development Center (RBDC) stopped paying for project management software because it was clunky and did not integrate well with other applications, but most importantly, it was not intuitive for our workforce. As a result, our primary workforce of short-term, millennial interns, did […]
Who is Taking on Domestic Violence? Taking on Domestic Violence recently completed the Research and Business Development Center’s (RBDC) 13-week Startup Academy program. Taking on Domestic Violence, which placed third at the Rexburg Business Competition, is a non-profit with the goal to stop domestic violence before it starts. Their message targets youth, teaching them indicators of […]
Flashback to fall 2006, where what would become the Research and Business Development Center (RBDC) was the Eastern Idaho Entrepreneurial Center (EIEC), which would later be coined the E Center. We had 7 interns, no previous projects, and a mission to improve the economy in Eastern Idaho. Our logo also had an acorn then that […]
Save the date for the Fall 2015 Entrepreneurs’ Platform hosted by the RBDC and Founders Forum. The Entrepreneurs’ Platform allows business owners, entrepreneurs and mentors a setting to make connections and link to needed resources. Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m. Location: Eastern Idaho Technical College 1600 S 25th E, Idaho Falls, ID […]