Small Business Success Story -Mindwick, Inc.
Each year the New York Small Business Development Center recognizes outstanding small businesses in a variety of ways. This Success Story from the Stony Brook SBDC appears in our 2015 Annual Report . Elena Yakubovskaya Mindwick, Inc. Stony Brook SBDC Elena Yakubovskaya, a research scientist in the Pharmacology Dept.at SUNY Stony Brook, received her Ph.D. in the field of molecular and structural biology from the Institute of Molecular Biology in Moscow. About ten years ago, she was one of the founders of School Nova, a Stony Brook University program that provides supplemental STEM instruction on weekends for elementary school students. Elena is currently the director of a summer STEM educational camp for gifted students. During 2014, Elena decided to sharpen her focus on STEM education by starting Mindwick, Inc. to promote early science education among public elementary school students (grades 1-3). When she needed assistance with her venture, Elena was pleasantly su