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What we need in incubators

Women on Business

Around the country politicians, industry leaders and small businesses have screamed their support for small business development centers and universities to get involved in creating business incubators that help build and sustain small business. More non-tech incubators.

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What Makes Incubation Effective?

The Horizons Tracker

“This research suggests that supporting business incubators, and mentoring programs within incubators, might be worthwhile activities for policymakers interested in closing the gap for socially and educationally disadvantaged entrepreneurs and promoting local economic development,” the researcher explains.

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"We've got to grow together." the quote of the evening!

Jason Womack

During our conversation, he told me about the business incubator program at Hannah Grimes , here in Keene, NH. Last Tuesday, I had a great dinner with a new friend just outside of Boston, founder of Elite Leadership Solutions: Bob Maitland.

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How Do I Start Your Own Business?

Strategy Driven

Instead of signing a lease in an upscale neighbourhood, prefer renting in a cheaper area or use a business incubator. In some places, universities and other organizations offer low-rent spaces designed for new business ventures, especially when accompanied by innovative scientific ideas.

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Why Older Entrepreneurs Have an Edge

Harvard Business Review

Charlton and Reid decided to launch TechTown, a nonprofit business incubator, which went on to spark a small renaissance in entrepreneurship in midtown Detroit. At a time when he was really down on his luck, he considered jobs he never imagined earlier in his career, like becoming a night watchman.

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Morning Advantage: Three Ways the U.S. Election Could Get Ugly

Harvard Business Review

The city of Wuxi in Eastern China has launched a high-profile, high-tech business incubator to lure back Chinese brainiacs who’ve gone abroad to study and work in science and engineering. But there’s one snag: the business climate in China is not exactly conducive to supporting the relatively high failure-rates of new ventures.

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The Core Incompetencies of the Corporation

Harvard Business Review

Most of the recommended remedies—idea wikis, business incubators, online collaboration, design thinking, “authentic” leadership, et al —are no more than minor tweaks. As the winds of creative destruction continue to strengthen, these infirmities will become even more debilitating.