ERIC Number: ED297188
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Sep
Pages: 57
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Managing a Small Business Incubator.
Kirchner, Charles, Ed.
An increasingly popular economic development tool to improve the success rate of new firms is the small business incubator. These are buildings in which a number of new or growing businesses can locate and operate at a much lower overhead cost than in conventional space where market rates prevail. Incubator facilities are characterized by access to shared, centralized services such as clerical and administrative help, receiving and shipping facilities, conference rooms, computers and word processors, and business assistance resources. Incubator facilities are generally targeted toward small firms that may lack the management, technical, and financial ability to survive on their own. Developed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, this guide provides guidelines on the management aspects of a small business incubator. It includes advice on matters such as incubator staffing, marketing the facility, tenant selection, support services, business assistance, financial aids for tenants, operating budget guidelines, and other areas that will generally be of concern to a new incubator manager or management organization. (KC)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Illinois State Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs, Springfield.
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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