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Alliance Members
The Business Incubator program at The incubator contains approximately 141,000 square feet as follows:
The Bent Creek Institute conducts innovative translational research to discover, develop, and validate natural medicines and integrative strategies for human health and wellness. BCI’s work includes the establishment of North America’s only medicinal herb germplasm repository.
The Blue Ridge Business Development Center is dedicated to the creation of technology jobs and skills for the people of Alleghany County, NC.
Eastern Kentucky University located in Richmond, KY is home to the Business & Technology Incubator for Safety & Security. The Incubator is part of a unique and dynamic partnership to facilitate the growth of high-tech, knowledge based businesses. The mission of the Incubator is to create an environment that stimulates the development and commercialization of technology and safety and security-related enterprises. The Incubator provides multi-faceted services and business assistance to facilitate business start-up and growth. It provides shared resources, affordable space and access to faculty, staff and management assistance.
Holston Business Development Center is a mixed-use small business incubator located in the city limits of Kingsport, Tennessee and in Hawkins County, TN. We serve both geographic areas. Our total square footage is 13,000 square feet with 22 suites with 400 square feet each and one suite with 225 square feet. We have a conference room, kitchen, classroom and small banquet room for the use of our tenants and for outside rental. We currently have seven different tenants and one affiliate member. HBDC was established and opened in August 2003. We have two staff people, a Director and an Administrative Assistant. Our contact information is:
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) is a state funded, privately run organization established in 1984 and located in Research Triangle Park. The NCBC’s mission is to provide long-term economic and societal benefits to North Carolina through support of biotechnology research, business and education.
The Richland’s Business Incubator is a business resource center committed to the growth and development of beginning or expanding businesses. Our 10,000 square foot facility offers a diverse range of facilities-from single offices to light manufacturing areas. The Richland’s Business Incubator offers professional assistance and facilities, great location, shared office equipment, conference and training room, teleconferencing equipment, in-house seminars and training, janitorial services, and ample parking and handicap accessibility. |
The incubator is known as the Appalachian Enterprise Center (AEC) and it is actually a small business center. The building is 8000 square feet, and currently houses Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Regional Development Institute (ARDI), Energy Office and SBTDC, as well as a field office for Advantage West and SCORE. Seventeen (17) incubator offices will be available along with conference facilities.
The mission of the Bluefield State College Research and Development Corporation is to serve as a catalyst for aggressive community and economic development through high quality education, productive partnerships, and joint ventures that increase educational expertise, collaborative research, and innovative business development fostering diverse employment opportunities.
The ETSU Innovation Lab is a small business incubator serving startup and early stage technology companies. We help entrepreneurs create good-paying jobs and wealth by providing facilities, business services and support during their critical early years, when the majority of small businesses fail. The Innovation Lab works in cooperation with East Tennessee State University’s College of Business and Technology, and is located one mile off the main ETSU campus at 2109 West Market Street, Johnson City, TN. With the completion of our new $2 million wing, the Innovation Lab now has office suites, dry labs and wet labs available and we are actively recruiting startup and early stage technology companies as tenants. We are also looking for potential angel capital investors and mentors to join our networks and work with our tenant companies.
The Morehead State University Regional Enterprise Center was designed to advance interaction between the University and business constituents. The Center's Business Incubator was designed to create a dynamic environment where businesses can locate and receive special assistance in areas such as product and technology development, sales, marketing, and assistance in raising capital. The Enterprise Center provides state of the art conference space, clerical support, meeting rooms, teleconferencing capabilities, IT support, and some of the best broadband availability in any facility available for private business use anywhere in Eastern Kentucky. MSU REC staff recognize that small businesses find raising suitable startup funds a challenge. To address this, they’ve created and work closely with a 501C3 non-profit headquartered in its facility offering small business loans to eligible tenants
The Pioneer Center was established in 1999 with the purpose of providing a sheltered environment conducive to the growth and development of small businesses. Our business incubator assists new and developing entrepreneurial companies by providing a nurturing early-stage environment, with flexible leases at affordable rates, plus business services such as fax/copying, conference areas, and management/clerical support.
The Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator provides a facility tailored to assist small businesses and manufacturers as they develop, grow and graduate from our facility into traditional industrial and commercial space. |
The Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship was established in October 2003 to stimulate and support the development of micro, small and medium-size enterprises in North Carolina's 85 rural counties. It is housed within the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center and draws from a range of resources to serve the needs of rural entrepreneurs, community and economic leaders, and state policy makers. |
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