Later this spring, InBIA members will elect five individuals to serve on the board. If you are interested in serving a three-year term (Oct. 1, 2017 – Sept. 30, 2020) or would like to nominate an industry colleague to serve on the Board, please send an e-mail of intent to [email protected] as soon as possible…
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Cicada Innovations, Australia’s leading deep tech start-up incubator and 2014 InBIA Incubator of the Year, staged its own Nobel Gala in Sydney. It was the first of its type in the southern hemisphere and recreated the Nobel experience using the same special elements that are part of the famous banquet and awards celebrated in the Stockholm Town hall in Sweden this week…
Read MoreNextFab is a membership-based, high-tech workshop and product development center located in Philadelphia. The organization initially began as a makerspace offering collaborative workspace, events, classes, and consulting services, but has since expanded its offerings to include a traditional business incubation and accelerator program. NextFab has been an active member of InBIA for over 2 years and…
Read MoreAsia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (APJIE) is a refereed and highly professional journal covering entrepreneurship, innovation, incubation and related topics. It aims to establish channels of communication and to disseminate knowledge among policy makers, experts and professionals working in universities, government departments, research institutions, as well as industry and related business…
Read MoreWe are ecstatic to announce our recent Google Ad Grant award! With this award, we received $10,000 USD of monthly AdWords advertising. Needless, you’re going to be hearing a lot more from us. The Google Ad Grants program supports registered nonprofit organizations that share Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts…
Read MoreFifteen months ago, I was invited to lead InBIA as its President and CEO. Since the organization was founded in 1985, InBIA has grown to serve over 2,100 members located in every state of the U.S., as well as in 61 other countries. I have been incredibly honored to visit and learn about the diverse array of high-impact entrepreneurship centers that InBIA members are running around the world. Today is a time of rapid transformation as entrepreneurs are leading the way in growing their local economies one startup at a time….
Read MoreDespite the recent media hype around the rise in privately-backed seed accelerators and coworking spaces, the vast majority (over 90%) of entrepreneurship centers are non-profit incubators that are mission-driven to create regional economic growth through entrepreneurship. In order to respond to the rapid growth of entrepreneurship as an economic strategy in virtually every region of the world, many incubators have grown in to “super hubs” that offer a mix of shared (coworking) space, robust mentor networks, private offices, networking events and accelerator programs under a single roof…
Read MoreLast month, our Director of Membership Development, Matt Melloy had the honor of speaking at the Pujiang Entrepreneurship Forum in Shanghai. Matt has worked with Chinese incubators for years and has established a unique perspective on cross-border collaboration. As a past resident of China, Matt established a slightly pessimistic view that the challenges of cross-border collaboration between China and the United States outweighed the benefits…
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