NBIA provides information and offers professional development activities to help business incubator developers and managers create and administer effective incubation programs. The association educates businesses and investors on incubator benefits and offers specialized training in incubator formation and management. NBIA also conducts research, provides referral services, compiles statistics, and maintains a speakers bureau. NBIA has hyperlinks to member incubation facilities across the United States. These incubators are business assistance programs targeted to start-up and fledgling firms.
Business incubators support emerging businesses during their early, most vulnerable, stages.
They promote new firm growth, technology transfer, neighborhood revitalization, and economic development and diversification.