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Business Incubator Kaskaskia College 325 South Poplar Centralia, IL 62801 Mission Statement The Institute for Entrepreneurial Success Business Incubator will serve tenant needs by offering assistance for early stage firms and the creation of new start-up businesses. The Incubator will help nurture entrepreneurial and economic development in the Centralia community by providing affordable office space, services, training, mentoring, and a network of professional advisors. Vision Our vision is to be "the place to go" for a wide range of business services and/or facilities creating a beneficial atmosphere for entrepreneurs by expanding the business incubator concept throughout the Kaskaskia College district. What is a business incubator? Business incubation is a business support process that accelerates the successful development of start-up and fledgling companies by providing entrepreneurs with an array of targeted resources and services. These services are usually developed or orchestrated by incubator management and offered both in the business incubator and through its network of contacts. A business incubator’s main goal is to produce successful firms that will leave the program financially viable and freestanding. These incubator graduates have the potential to create jobs, revitalize neighborhoods, commercialize new technologies, and strengthen local and national economies. Critical to the definition of an incubator is the provision of management guidance, technical assistance and consulting tailored to young growing companies. Incubators usually also provide clients access to appropriate rental space and flexible leases, shared basic business services and equipment, technology support services and assistance in obtaining the financing necessary for company growth. All this assistance would be provided by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Kaskaskia College. Ideally, a company would be ready for graduation for the program in under 2 years. The earliest incubation programs focused on a variety of technology companies or on a combination of light industrial, technology and service firms – today referred to as mixed-use incubators. However, in more recent years, new incubators have emerged targeting industries such as food processing, medical technologies, space and ceramics technologies, arts and crafts, and software development. Incubator sponsors have also targeted programs to support micro enterprise creation, the needs of women and minorities, environmental endeavors and telecommunications. The Kaskaskia College Institute for Entrepreneurial Success will specifically target service based companies such as industries involved with: sales, marketing, leasing, internet based business, health care, energy savings, etc. Special consideration will be given to women owned and minority owned ventures. Admission Criteria Prospective tenants wishing to lease space in the Institute for Entrepreneurial Success Business Incubator will be required to meet the following minimum criteria:
What is included? All tenants will have included with their monthly rent:
Suites and fees Office space includes locking door, carpeting, air conditioning, painted walls and fluorescent lighting. The following spaces are available at $1.00/sq. foot/month: Suite 118 - 127 ft² Suite 119 - 127 ft² Suite 137 - 108 ft² Suite 138 - 135 ft² Suite 139 - 100 ft² Illinois Small Business Development Center at Kaskaskia College has been partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration in partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and Kaskaskia College as a service to Illinois small businesses. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. << Back |
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