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A Strong Assessment

The NET Incubator offers a comprehensive array of supportive services that can be customized and bundled as needed to help a start-up business or entrepreneur develop new technology for the market. We provide clients analysis to help determine the services they may need at any given phase of business and product development and to meet any goal they have regarding growth, profitability and sustainability.

NET Incubator clients have the opportunity to lease at a reasonable cost office and lab space at either of our two sites – at the Nextedge Applied Research and Technology Park in Springfield and Central State University in Wilberforce.

An Assessment: Is the NET Incubator the Right Solution for You?
We’ve included a few questions to help you determine whether your business—and the new technology concept you’ve developed—qualify for the services of the NET Incubator.

Partners (Service Networks)

The Entrepreneurial Development Series
Continuing Education Offered by the NET Incubator
The NET Incubator offers a series of continuing education workshops to prepare entrepreneurs for the task of transforming an idea for new technology into a marketable product.

Grants and Capital

The NET Incubator and its partner organizations offer access and assistance for entrepreneurs to secure funding for technology ventures. Sources include the Entrepreneurial Signature Program, Pre-Seed Capital Grants, and Ohio Department of Development Grants.

Mentoring Services

When needed, the NET Incubator provides experienced and skilled mentors to assist entrepreneurs in developing strategy and company direction. The NET Incubator offers a variety of training seminars and mentoring services to help improve the chances of success for start-up technology companies.

  • Executive coaching covers the following areas:
  • Business plan development
  • Market validation
  • Commercialization strategies
  • Preparing clients for presentations to seed funds, venture capitalists and other funding sources
  • Sales process analysis

Monthly seminar topics include:

  • Succession Planning
  • Swimming the Capital Maze
  • Hiring Smart
  • Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch
  • Legal Matters
  • Intellectual Property Protection
  • Tax Law Changes
  • WorkforceTraining

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