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Things to Consider When Launching an Accelerator Program
Things to Consider When Launching an Accelerator Program

This guest post is written by InBIA member Todor Raykov, director of incubator and accelerator programs at NextFab in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Launching an accelerator program could bring exciting opportunities to your Entrepreneurial Support Organization (ESO) and the local startup... Continue Reading

Postedby Lindsay Schuenke
Date posted04/19/2022


February: New Year, New Opportunities, New Challenges – Part 2
February: New Year, New Opportunities, New Challenges – Part 2

Guest post by Greg Smogard:Last September, I was delighted to host one of the sessions for the Florida Business Incubation Association’s (FBIA) Fall Conference on our beautiful University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus. It was at that session that I had the pleasure of... Continue Reading

Postedby Lindsay Schuenke
Date posted02/15/2022


New Year, New Opportunities – Part 1
New Year, New Opportunities – Part 1

Guest post by Greg Smogard:Last September, I was delighted to host one of the sessions for the Florida Business Incubation Association’s (FBIA) Fall Conference on our beautiful University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus. It was at that session that I had the pleasure of... Continue Reading

Postedby Lindsay Schuenke
Date posted01/18/2022

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