NBIA member incubators served twice as many client companies and graduated nearly twice as many firms as their non-member counterparts. Business Incubation is an economic development best value. NBIA members report that 84 percent of incubator graduates stay in their communities and continue to provide a return to their investors. NBIA estimates that North American incubator clients and graduates have created approximately half a million jobs since 1980. Colo. Every 50 jobs created by an incubator client generate another 25 jobs in the community.
Business incubators serve a variety of communities and markets.
NBIA estimates that 75 percent of incubators are nonprofit and 25 percent are for-profit. The National Business Incubation Association is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. It provides thousands of professionals with the information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.