The BIC STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) lab programs are designed to foster innovation and inspiration. Led by our STEAM team of subject matter experts, these educational programs strive to merge creativity with cutting edge technologies to develop useful skills for both adults and young knowledge seekers.
Our 2020 Program will be delivered January 6th through June 30, 4 days per week thanks to a grant from The Episcopal City Mission. To view details and our full schedule of events visit our meetups and calendar pages.
Register Today for our ongoing weekly programs. Once you submit your registration someone from our STEAM Team will reach out to you about scheduleing and your areas of interest.
Starting in January:
Monday's: 5-7pm - Art, Painting & Pottery
Tuesday's: 5-7pm - Multimedia Tools - Streaming Media Production
Wednesday's: 5-7pm - 3D Printing, Robotics and Programming
Saturday's: 10-2pm - Chess, Board Games, and VR
Saturday's: 2-4pm - Digital music production workshop and music lab time
NOTE: Other classes and workshops will be posted on our meetup pages linked from our web site.
Become a BIC member and you can participate in any or all of these engaging hands-on workshops and schedule lab time. Ask about our ambassador scholarship program where you can get your tuition (FREE) by providing a few hours per month of community service.
Brief History: In 2018 we partnered with the Atlantis Charter School to offer a competitive team in the VEX Robotics program at BCC Community College. 2019 We plan to continue to offer our VEX Robotics and Seaperch/MATE Underwater Robotics programs as well as classes on electronics and other fundamental principles for automation and robotics. Come and participate in one of our STEAM day events or classes. Call or email us to get involved or for more information about membership.
For more information or to participate in any of the BIC STEAM Lab programs contact Chris Nielsen: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The BIC Media Labs multimedia program bridges a partnership between The Business Innovation Center and CNP Integrations to offer full-service multimedia production support and low-cost classes to the membership and communities served by the Business Innovation Center.
Our new music and audio recording and video recording studios, video editing, podcasting, animation and graphics labs will be used to produce several enlightening television programs. In addition to our inhouse programs, we will be offering numerous workshops to help train and inform folks on how to use these powerful systems to grow their skills for employment, marketing or creative projects.
For more information or to participate in the BIC Multi Media Labs programs contact Ed Dugan: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit http://bicmedialabs.tv/
The BIC Business Incubator Program will be offering several events and campaigns geared towards professional development and mentoring entrepreneurs within the region.
BIC Business Incubator Program
This program will be designed to accomodate entreprenusers with ideas and busines concepts that they seek help bringing to market. The intention will be to provide resources and networking opportunities for advancing, educating and emporering small businesses and entrepreneurs.
We will be organizing pitch programs with small groups of entrepreneurs to help improve speaking and presentation skills. All participants will be introduced to activities and networking opportunities targeted at helping achive targeted business or professional goals.
Incubator workshops and clubs
Look for programs in our meetup spaces to find out about incubator workshops and programs ehld by Eforall.org, S.C.O.R.E. and the Small Business Administration. You can also Join our fall river innovators toastmasters or BNI groups as well.
We want your ideas and participation
If you have an idea for a business incubator program please let us know. We are committed to helping entreprenuers grow to their potential and achive their personal and professional goals.
Current Emerging Projects:
Web Lock .IT Security solutions
This incubator program is being developed around supporting the increasing need for cyber security solutions. The goal is to build a company that develops services and software to serve hosted open source web technologies as well as other emerging market opportunities in the cyber security field. We are currently on a talent search for friendly hackers and security experts to enhance the current team and build a network of available talent resources to engage once funding is secured. In addittion to the rapid pace of existing web application technologies and their need for blocking and securing private data, there is a an opportunity to protect users from threats to evolving technologies such as devises and networks connected to "The Internet of Things" (IoT).
P.R.I.D.E. Fall River
This is an initiative launching around participation in the StartUp week end held at the UMass Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Here is some press about it: http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20151116/NEWS/151116864?template=printart
Here is the teams facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fallriverpride/
Incubator workshops and clubs
Look for programs in our meetup spaces to find out about incubator workshops and programs ehld by Eforall.org, S.C.O.R.E. and the Small Business Administration. You can also Join our fall river innovators toastmasters or BNI groups as well.
We want your ideas and participation
If you have an idea for a business incubator program please let us know. We are committed to helping entreprenuers grow to their potential and achive their personal and professional goals.
For more information or to participate in the BIC Incubator or Lab programs contact Chris Nielsen: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Full STEAM Ahead is a 30 minute program dedicated to exploring organizations, events and members of the community involved in education, awareness or innovations with Science Technology, Engineering Arts and Mathematics. This program includes interviews of community leaders, field segments, book reports and lab experiments that will inspire, entertain and inform you about important STEAM activities and initiatives within the Fall River and South Coast region. This program is designed to provide current information in a somewhat timeless fashion so it can promote ongoing events or activities that will remain relevant beyond specific event or program dates. This program hopes to be an advocate forum for cultural, social and economic growth through providing information and perspectives from community leaders and organizations impacting social and economic change.
Full STEAM Ahead is hosted by local businessman Christopher Nielsen and organized through the Business Innovation Center with a student crew and recorded both in the field and at the Fall River Community Television Studios on the Bristol Community College Campus Fall River MA.
If you are interested in participating in this program or have ideas or referrals to help build awareness about STEAM education please let us know.
For more information or to participate in the BIC Multi media Lab and TV production programs contact Chris Nielsen: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2 Minutes 2 Pitch is a 30 minute program dedicated to helping local business, entrepreneurs and organizations engaged in growing the Fall River and South Coast communities. This program features a 2 Minute pitch from local business leaders and includes interviews, events calendar, resource links and other interesting segments. Each 2 Minute Pitch is also prepared as a standalone presentation and made available for social media campaigns. Our goal with this program is to provide local businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits a platform for engaging their communities and fostering economic opportunity to the region.
2 Minutes 2 Pitch is hosted by local businessman Christopher Nielsen and organized through the Business Innovation Center with technical production support by Ed Dugan and recorded both in the field and at the Business Innovation Center's BIC Media Labs Studio in Fall River MA.
For more information or to participate in the 2 Minutes 2 Pitch programs contact Chris Nielsen: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 401-662-1035.