Business incubation is a dynamic process of business enterprise development.
Incubators nurture young firms, helping them to survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable. Incubators provide hands-on management assistance, access to financing, and orchestrated exposure to critical business and technical services. The main goal of an incubation program is to produce successful graduates, whose businesses are financially viable and freestanding when they leave the incubator, usually in two to three years. Thirty percent of incubator clients typically graduate each year. This program provides a logical flow of activities to guide the entrepreneur from initial product idea, through validation and development, and into product launch.