An Innovation Hub and Community Catalyst Accelerating Equitable Outcomes Since 1994
TheBigHouse began as a venture catalyst, growing into an economic development partner guiding private and public initiatives from concept to capital to communityâ„¢
Our house is your house, and we want you to feel at home. So, be encouraged to stroll around TheBigHouse and learn about some of the brands we've built in-house over the years that now all under one roof represent a full suite of tech and talent in service to ambitious entrepreneurs and the thriving communities they help sustain.
VENTURES
When You Complete, You Can Competeâ„¢
Fueling academic, corporate and community venture development, providing leading technologies and innovative programs guiding public, private and non-profit partnerships.
COventures offers the framework & ethos of a non-profit community development fund to help grow startups from seed to scale & communities from crisis to comfort.Offering the tools & resources of leading incubators to entrepreneurs while concurrently assisting employers in identifying & developing workforce with both technical & soft skills.
BRANDS
From Concept to Capitalâ„¢
Relevant growth strategies & award-winning media for clients @ any stage, from Crowdfunding startups to Fortune 500 leaders
Founded in 1997, Phabriq is a brand and corporate development firm leveraging its structured six-phase process to help clients scale growth predictably and successfully by employing the firm's strategic planning and innovative media.
CAPITAL
Timeless Advice, Right On Timeâ„¢
Our work in finance starts with a capital C—from Crowdfunding to the public marketplace our practice unleashes human Creativity, attracts Capital and earns Community Currency (aka Social Capital).
CrowdSage is a knowledge-sharing platform for the Alternative Finance industry offering expert insights and original content contributing to practical events that deliver strategies helping actualize local talent and fuel the job creators of tomorrow.
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FINDING PURPOSE—PURSUING BALANCE
As entrepreneurs first, we know the challenges of building something of value. As strategists, writers and developers we help clients and communities get there sooner and smarter, sustainably.
TheBigHouse founder and chief architect is a lifetime entrepreneur and tireless advocate leading non-profit movements in equitable finance and economic development. Scott's community sustainability models are designed to complement municipal objectives such as re-shoring non-toxic manufacturing and supporting regenerative agriculture by actively guiding the local entrepreneurs and small businesses that a diverse, resilient economy require. His work aims to accelerate local job creation and community resilience in support of a new American Dream.
COMMUNITIES
An Economy for the Rest of Usâ„¢
A non-profit organization implementing a paradigm-shifting framework guiding communities-in-crisis from restoration to growth and sustainability.
Outsourcing, offshoring and failing governance has pushed so many once thriving American communities into crisis—WEconomy was founded to implement & defend equitable, diverse, robust ecosystems vital to attracting and retaining the vibrant human capital needed to restore and sustain prosperity, locally.
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TheBigHouse is an architect and advocate of sustainable communities. We encourage you to look through the presentation linked below to learn how our non-profit partner, the Sustainable Communities Foundation, works with communities in crisis to help restore vitality and generate prosperity for all residents. We look forward to your comments and questions on how this paradigm-shifting economic development framework could work for your community.
Scott is a lifelong entrepreneur, avid technologist, and tireless community volunteer. He is a former Director at The University of Toledo, and Executive Director Emeritus at the Sustainable Communities Foundation. Scott's COventures unit provides the venture development roadmaps guiding startup founders at TheBigHouse. His biography can be seen here, and full professional background can be viewed on his LinkedIn profile. A Great Lakes evangelist, Scott loves the water, frozen or not, and alongside his wife, Meig, does his best to raise two amazing kids.
Originally from Ukraine, Sergio grew up in Chicago and is now the proud father of three young children. He specializes in Functional Architecture and is a seasoned leader with nearly 20 years of hands-on experience in project and account management, strategy, and production. Sergio leads client and associate development at TheBigHouse, employing a bounty of practical and soft skills, technical aptitude, and unwavering focus on quality to unify business and technical stakeholders into collaborative teams. More on Sergio can be found on his Linkedin Profile
To view TheBigHouse innovation hub plan presentation for 2025, fill out form below and an access link will be emailed to you.
