At Nickan Corporation, our mission is to empower businesses through innovative solutions. We strive to enhance operational efficiency and drive growth for our clients.

Dream it. Protect it. Build it. At Nickan Community Development Corporation, we turn bold student ideas into real tech ventures—without compromising your ownership, values, or vision.

We help entrepreneurial students move from concept to company with clear guardrails and step-by-step support.

• Ventures launched: Placeholder metric you can update quarterly
• Students served: Placeholder metric you can update quarterly
• Capital unlocked: Grants, scholarships, and responsible funding secured
• Retention and growth: Ongoing mentorship, milestones, and revenue-readiness

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• Safeguard your ideas:   We put protection first. You get plain‑language IP education, NDA templates, and referrals to trusted counsel for provisional patents and trademarks. You always retain 100% ownership of your ideas.
• Form your company the right way:   From choosing an entity to getting an EIN, state registration, and operating agreements, we handle the details and coach you on founder equity, vesting, and cap table basics.
• Secure smart funding:   We prioritize non‑dilutive options first (grants, scholarships) and prepare you for responsible capital. You’ll leave with a clear pitch deck, budget, and data room that investors and grant reviewers respect.
• Build a real MVP:   Agile sprints, technical mentorship, and no‑fluff product roadmaps. We guide you from problem validation to clickable prototypes and first users.
• Mentor network and partnerships:   Engineers, operators, legal and finance pros—on your side. Office hours, workshops, and warm introductions that accelerate traction.
• Compliance and confidence:   Checklists for privacy, security, and basic regulatory considerations in common tech domains so you avoid costly missteps.

1. Discover:   Clarify the problem, define your user, and map early assumptions.
2. Protect:   Put NDAs, record‑keeping, and IP basics in place from day one.
3. Form:   Select an entity, file quickly, set founder agreements, and get your EIN.
4. Build:   Design a lean MVP, set milestones, and start testing with real users.
5. Fund:   Target grants and scholarship funds, refine your pitch, and assemble a clean data room.
6. Launch and grow:   Go to market with a simple plan, measure what matters, and iterate with mentors at your side.

• Student innovators:   High school, college, and recent grads with a technology idea and the grit to build it.
• First‑time founders:   Especially those from underrepresented or underserved communities who deserve a fair shot at building in tech.
• New Jersey and beyond:   Strong roots in our local ecosystem with connections that reach farther when you’re ready.

• Apply as a student founder:   Bring us your idea—sketches and scrappy prototypes welcome.
• Volunteer as a mentor:   Engineers, product leaders, lawyers, and finance pros: your expertise changes trajectories.
• Partner and sponsor:   Fund scholarships, host cohorts, or open doors for student founders.
• Stay in the loop:   Join our newsletter for upcoming cohorts, demo days, and wins worth celebrating.

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