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	Makerspaces provide tools and equipment which can be useful for entrepreneurs pursuing their ideas, especially in the prototyping phase. For many entrepreneurs makerspaces provide an ideal ~~initial location~~ to not only ~~protoype~~ but also to network with others who may be able to contribute to the entrepreneur's vision.		Makerspaces provide tools and equipment which can be useful for entrepreneurs pursuing their ideas, especially in the prototyping phase. For many entrepreneurs makerspaces provide an ideal place to not only prototype but also to network with others who may be able to contribute to the entrepreneur's vision.

			Just as every entrepreneur is different, makerspaces differ in their audience and focus. The UMD community is fortunate to have more than twenty makerspaces and maker-related spaces on campus. Some makerspaces (such as the Singh Sandbox) are great places to learn how to use different tools and equipment. Others (such as several of Terrapin Works spaces) provide an opportunity to pay experts to do the fabrication for you.

			We encourage entrepreneurs to visit make.umd.edu to see a map of campus spaces and to read our Impact Report which provides a broad overview of making on campus.


	Just as every entrepreneur is different, makerspaces differ in their audience and focus. The UMD community is fortunate to have more than twenty makerspaces and maker-related spaces on campus. We encourage entrepreneurs to visit make.umd.edu to see a map of campus spaces and to read our Impact Report which provides a broad overview of making on campus.

	*[https://make.umd.edu Visit the UMD Makerspace Initiative Web Page at make.umd.edu]		*[https://make.umd.edu Visit the UMD Makerspace Initiative Web Page at make.umd.edu]

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			Makerspaces provide tools and equipment which can be useful for entrepreneurs pursuing their ideas, especially in the prototyping phase. For many entrepreneurs makerspaces provide an ideal initial location to not only protoype but also to network with others who may be able to contribute to the entrepreneur's vision.

			Just as every entrepreneur is different, makerspaces differ in their audience and focus. The UMD community is fortunate to have more than twenty makerspaces and maker-related spaces on campus. We encourage entrepreneurs to visit make.umd.edu to see a map of campus spaces and to read our Impact Report which provides a broad overview of making on campus.

			*[https://make.umd.edu Visit the UMD Makerspace Initiative Web Page at make.umd.edu]


			There is a great deal of literature about entrepreneurship and makerspaces. One example from the '''''Entrepreneurship Research Journal''''' is linked below:

			= The Relevance of Makerspaces for University-based Venture Development Organizations=
			==Abstract==

	~~== Makerspaces: Characteristics and Effects ==~~		Research on university-based venture development organizations is important to better understand how universities can provide an environment promoting entrepreneurial activity. However, there is a new infrastructure potentially of great relevance to the entrepreneurial eco-system of universities: makerspaces. Makerspaces provide important support and resources that are known to promote learning, innovation and venturing activity. I highlight the characteristics and effects of makerspaces and point towards potential areas for future research. In concluding, it appears that makerspaces can be a valuable part of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in university-based venture development organizations.

	~~Makerspaces are communities that~~ provide ~~physical and/or virtual space with tools and machinery which promote innovative~~, ~~entrepreneurial activities as well as creative experiments~~ of ~~any form in~~ the ~~areas~~ of ~~science, art~~ and ~~technology while exchanging ideas and tinkering in a social setting (Halbinger 2018). The number of makerspaces~~, ~~hacklabs~~ and ~~digital fabrication labs is growing rapidly, with 2,321 makerspaces in 2020 worldwide (www~~.~~hackerspaces.org). Innovation and entrepreneurship scholars are becoming increasingly interested in~~ the ~~governance~~ and effects of makerspaces ~~(de Jong et al~~. ~~2015; Halbinger 2018; Svensson and Hartmann 2017; von Hippel 2017) and the broader implications~~ of the ~~maker movement (Browder, Aldrich, and Bradley 2019), considered as the most important development since the industrial revolution (Anderson 2012). Makerspaces have been further used to integrate users~~ in systematic ways into organizations’ innovation processes as with LEGO (Antorini, Muñiz Jr, and Askildsen 2012) and BMW (www.maker-space.de). In addition, they promote learning and experimentation at university ~~campuses such as Stanford or MIT (https://libguides.stanford.edu/makerspace; https://project~~-~~manus.mit.edu/), thus appealing to practitioners and educators~~.



			Halbinger, Maria A.. "The Relevance of Makerspaces for University-based Venture Development Organizations" Entrepreneurship Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, pp. 20200049. https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2020-0049


			[https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/erj-2020-0049/html?lang=en (Read full paper)]
	~~Halbinger, Maria A.. "The Relevance of Makerspaces for University-based Venture Development Organizations" Entrepreneurship Research Journal, vol~~. ~~10, no~~. ~~2, 2020, pp. 20200049. https:~~//doi~~.org~~/10.1515/erj-2020-0049

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== Makerspaces: Characteristics and Effects ==

Makerspaces are communities that provide physical and/or virtual space with tools and machinery which promote innovative, entrepreneurial activities as well as creative experiments of any form in the areas of science, art and technology while exchanging ideas and tinkering in a social setting (Halbinger 2018). The number of makerspaces, hacklabs and digital fabrication labs is growing rapidly, with 2,321 makerspaces in 2020 worldwide (www.hackerspaces.org). Innovation and entrepreneurship scholars are becoming increasingly interested in the governance and effects of makerspaces (de Jong et al. 2015; Halbinger 2018; Svensson and Hartmann 2017; von Hippel 2017) and the broader implications of the maker movement (Browder, Aldrich, and Bradley 2019), considered as the most important development since the industrial revolution (Anderson 2012). Makerspaces have been further used to integrate users in systematic ways into organizations’ innovation processes as with LEGO (Antorini, Muñiz Jr, and Askildsen 2012) and BMW (www.maker-space.de). In addition, they promote learning and experimentation at university campuses such as Stanford or MIT (https://libguides.stanford.edu/makerspace; https://project-manus.mit.edu/), thus appealing to practitioners and educators.

Halbinger, Maria A.. "The Relevance of Makerspaces for University-based Venture Development Organizations" Entrepreneurship Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, pp. 20200049. https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2020-0049