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Increasingly, architects and designers are tasked to redesign spaces to do more than simply house innovation-oriented activities. Their goals are also to “create communities,” “facilitate collaboration” and “create serendipitous encounters.” Through design, architects and business leaders are essentially being asked to re-wire the social, if not organizational culture, as much as to adhere to strict building codes…
Read More This report, summarizes compensation levels and makes historic comparisons with previous compensation surveys to identify industry trends. It also highlights demographic characteristics by program size, type and location. This is useful information both for job candidates and for sponsors who are designing compensation packages for incubation professionals.
Read More The La Idea Incubator Program provides a framework that allows entrepreneurs in Central America to directly connect with US-based InBIA Soft Landings designees. These designees provide advanced incubation services to guide their entrepreneurs’ businesses towards revenue generation, investment successes, and capital-efficient operations. View the finalists for the 2017 Cohort of the La Idea Incubation Program…
Read More Last month we celebrated the global food economy by welcoming over 200+ food entrepreneurship centers (and some of our favorite foodies!) from around the world at the first ever FoodBIN Conference at Rutgers University. Learn why it was a huge hit and what InBIA is doing to fill the appetite of business incubation programs within the global food ecosystem.
Read More ICBI is recognized as the forum for industry practitioners who have expertise, lessons learned, and best practices to share with their peers. Presenting at ICBI is not just about creating content, though – the experience offers so much beyond the simple act of speaking on the stage. But don’t just take our word for it – find out what five our frequent speakers had to say on the topic.
Read More Despite the popular opinion that founders are risk-takers, the truth is that good entrepreneurs are methodical risk-removers. Too often at Ben Franklin Technology Partners we see entrepreneurs who show up trying to convince us, and other investors, that the success of their venture is almost assured. In order to know more about the risk in a venture glass, good founders follow a certain prescription…
Read More Many incubators enjoy an informal relationship with a university or college. A surprising number have relationships with more than one school and some are associated with as many as a half-dozen, which offers variety when an incubator professional or client seeks expert help. The informal associations are as varied as the programs that engage in them…
Read More This year’s e.Builders Forum is designed to celebrate the Appalachian region with Birmingham’s ecosystem as the focal point and to also provide a platform for advanced ecosystem builders to engage in a deep peer-driven dialogue surrounding advanced regionally-focused topics. Meet the CEO of Innovation Depot along with a few of our e.Builders presenters for a brief overview into what you can expect out of this event.
Read More In the last year or so, the topic of growth in rural communities has become somewhat universal. Those who live and work in rural communities have been working toward growth and prosperity for years, if not decades. For this reason, InBIA is throwing it back to a blog post from 2013 to share case studies from InBIA’s Best Practices in Rural Incubation: Successful Programs in Small Communities, to show what organizations were going through and how they managed to adapt…
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