• The incubator program offers the potential for new, high quality businesses in the community that are home-owned and home-grown.
• The incubator program provides the atmosphere and working relationship with area universities who can provide the transfer of technology required by cutting-edge ventures.
• New venture development programs offer college students the opportunity of internships in fields related to their educational goals.
• New venture development programs also offer recent college graduates an opportunity to remain in the community. It also offers a chance for displaced workers living in the area to develop business ideas and create new ventures.
• Successful new venture development programs can help build a spirit of entrepreneurship within the community.