HELPFUL LINKS

SBIR/STTR program announcements and funding searches

www.grants.gov
www.zyn.com
www.sbirworld.com/

Small Business overview including SBIR program

www.sba.gov/

Resources for Funding Searches & Alerts

www.osp.utah.edu/FundAlert.aspx

 

SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN UTAH

One of the more popular techniques to help entrepreneurs and start-up business firms survive their early years and grow and prosper in the community is the small business incubator. The small business incubator is a physical facility, which provides various sizes of offices or office suite, warehousing and manufacturing space, common loading docks, shared board/meeting space, kitchen facilities and a common reception area. The incubator provides a receptionist to greet visitors and to assist tenants in using a shared copier, fax, and audio-visual equipment and often times computers. The incubator manager assists tenants in preparing business plans, securing financing, business counseling and management advising. Tenants are expected to graduate from the incubator within a reasonable time frame to allow others to use the service. The incubator recoups costs by charging reasonable lease rates and fees and charges for the use of specialized services and equipment.