• Executive Director’s Corner

    Dear Friends, May 14th was a big day at Arch Grants. We just announced $1,000,000 in additional funding to 20 startups.  To say that our next round of startups is excited is an understatement.  “Thrilled,” “honored,” and “WAHOO!” were a few of the emotions the entrepreneurs expressed.  I marvel that we,...

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  • Save the Date for Arch Grants’ Inaugural Gala: October 12, 2013

    Arch Grants unveils its plans to host itsfirst economic development focused gala of its kind on Saturday October 12, 2013. The Chase Park Plaza in the Central West End will host the event focused on celebrating the new entrepreneurial spirit of St. Louis and building the St. Louis of tomorrow.  Build-a-Bear founder Maxine...

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  • Welcome to newest sponsors, Ballpark Village and Cordish

    The newest supporters of Arch Grants include Wexford, the developers of Ballpark Village, Cordish, the Baltimore based developers, the Regional Business Council and the John C. and Mary Kaye Fort Family Foundation, and Mary Randolph Ballinger.  The Regional Business Council and John C. and Mary Kaye Fort Family Foundation...

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  • The Arch Grants experience in comparison

    Marshall Haas, co-founder of Obsorb and Texas native gives color to two unique global startup competitions for one very unique reason — he and his co-founder were winners of both. Venture Beat, a national online blog that covers disruptive technologies is paying attention to the St. Louis startup space. It featured...

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  • Arch Grants: International Reach, Local Growth

    As if the theme of the Arch Grants Global Startup Competition is not indicative enough of the impetus behind Arch Grants (Resistance is Futile – You will be drawn in), then the fruits of labor continue to speak volumes. The first class of Arch Grant grantees included folks from across the globe, including the founder...

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  • The Arch Grants Program Update

    Setting a new mile-marker, Arch Grants has now awarded 35 non-dilutive grants in addition providing extensive pro bono support to the highest quality startups willing to locate their headquarters in downtown Saint Louis through its annual Global Startup Competition. As a result, Saint Louis is establishing itself as an...

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  • 2013 Arch Grants Competition Winners Announcement

    Arch Grants Announces 2013 Global Startup Competition Winners to Help Create the St. Louis of Tomorrow 20 Entrepreneurs Win $1 Million Along with Free Support Services ST. LOUIS, MO – May 14, 2013 – Arch Grants, the global business startup competition that provides $50,000 non-dilutive grants to early stage ventures,...

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  • IDC Projects — The Myth of the Big Idea

    For many people, entrepreneurship is about the Big Idea; the product or service that will change everything. We see it pitched on Shark Tank, we see the chronicle of Facebook’s journey from Big Idea to internet titan in The Social Network. The stories are intoxicating and exciting, the ideas full of promise and optimism....

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  • Material Mix — Financial Benefits of Byproduct Synergy

    Bridging the Recycling Gap The Midwest is endowed with a higher concentration of manufactures than anywhere else in the country. Pair this advantage with a well-established network of recyclable commodity buyers, and it is clear that this region is strategically positioned to lead the country in sustainable materials management....

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  • Material Mix — Barriers to Clean-Tech Manufacturing

    Reimagining the Past Sustainability is neither a PR bullet point, nor a fuzzy green feeling. Sustainability is smart. Sustainability is being resourceful. It’s long-term planning, resource endowment, and improving operational and fiscal efficiency. Sustainability is the capacity to endure (what every start-up dreams of)....

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