Incubators
National Business Inc.
The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. It provides thousands of professionals with the information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies worldwide.
The association is composed primarily of incubator developers and managers. Its mission is to provide training and a clearinghouse for information on incubator management and development issues and on tools for assisting start-up and fledgling firms.
Cincinnati Business Incubators, Inc.
Cincinnati Business Incubator, Inc. (CBI) is one of over 1100 incubators in operation in North America. Incubators provide an environment where small businesses can receive education, technical assistance, office space, share administrative support, work collaboratively, and form valuable network partnerships for financing and other professional services.
We serve all small businesses, with a special focus on minority and women owned-companies. The goal of incubation is to produce successful graduates so that they are financially viable and freestanding when they leave the incubator. Most businesses participate in our program for 3-5 years and then "graduate".
CBI has graduated 25 businesses including our first national franchisee, Mrs. Fields Cookies.
Main Street Ventures
Main Street Ventures is a not-for-profit Technology Development Facilitator whose goal is to accelarate technology development efforts in 3 areas:
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New Economy Companies: We help existing companies and entrepreneurs to develop New Economy Companies.
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Tri-State Community: We help develop the Tri-State community.
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Business Development: We help technology-related support businesses.
Hamilton County Development Company
Hamilton County Development Company Hamilton County Development Company, Inc. (HCDC) is a private not-for-profit corporation organized to promote economic development. Located in the center of Greater Cincinnati, HCDC administers a variety of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and State of Ohio loan programs.
HCDC developed and operates the Hamilton County Business Center, a business incubator located at 1776 Mentor Ave, Norwood, Ohio. In addition, HCDC manages the Hamilton County Office of Economic Development, which administers tax incentive programs and provides economic development services to Hamilton County and its local communities.
Madison E-Zone
A non-profit corporation, Madison E-Zone operates a rapid business accelerator in Northern Kentucky to attract and serve start-up, emerging and existing high technology businesses.
The E-Zone seeks to enrich and strengthen the technology community in Northern Kentucky and the region as a whole by creating opportunities for technological innovation and economic development. Madison E-Zone has been declared the Regional Innovation and Commercialization Center (ICC) for Northern Kentucky by the state of Kentucky.
BIO/START
BIO/START, Greater Cincinnati's biomedical, bioengineering, and biotechnology start-up business incubator since 1996, is located near the University of Cincinnati campus.
As part of Ohio's Thomas Edison Program, BIO/START provides laboratory facilities, business expertise and a supportive environment for entrepreneurs and their newly formed life science companies.