A business incubator is exactly what the name implies – a place for a business to grow during its beginning stages. Just as an egg needs a warm and safe place to develop before hatching, a business needs a supportive environment designed to foster growth and success.
The primary mission of the SCC Entrepreneurship Center Incubator is to support Incubator businesses’ growth, help each business become a sustainable and viable competitor, and then “graduate” the business from the facility within two to three years.
Incubator business owners have their own offices, shared use of copy/fax/scan machine, and access to our business coaches - all in a professional setting. During the three-year period, Incubator business owners are required to continue their education and or training, meet with the staff quarterly, and write a comprehensive business plan.
The Incubator environment also provides a sense of community. Business owners hold regular tenant meetings to discuss issues related to owning and running a small business, as well as those related to being a member of the Entrepreneurship Center. In the meetings, Incubator business owners discuss all aspects of small businesses including marketing, sales, support, and growth (to name a few) as well as brainstorm on ways to improve the Incubator Program/Center. The Incubator Networking Group members also publish an Incubator newsletter highlighting the Incubator businesses and promoting special events. Click
here for the Newsletter.