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Doing good business is not just about selling good products and services. It’s also about finding the right space in the right place at the right price. KCSourceLink’s resource partners can help you if you’re just starting out or if your business is bursting at the seams.
Business incubators help emerging growth companies survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable. According to the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA), 87 percent of incubator graduates stay in business. Incubators vary in their support, business services, and clientele. The most common incubator services include: - office/lab space
- help with business basics and comprehensive business training programs
- networking activities
- marketing assistance
- Internet access
- help with accounting/financial management
- links to strategic partners and business support services
- access to angel investors or venture capital
- access to bank loans and guarantee programs
- technology commercialization assistance
- intellectual property management
Kansas City Business IncubatorsArts Incubator of Kansas City
Who: Artists
Most artists who graduate from art institutions do not have the business skills required to establish self-sustaining careers in the arts. The Arts Incubator of Kansas City works these emerging artists in the development of their careers. In addition to business workshops and consulting, AIKC provides affordable, quality studio space in the Crossroads Arts District. Biotechnology Development Center of Great Kansas City
Who: High-growth potential, biotech companies
This center is a community-based wet lab incubator that provides entrepreneurs with the resource they need for the development and commercialization of biotechnology products and services. Enterprise Center of Johnson County
Who: Entrepreneurs of innovative, early-stage, high-growth companies, preferably in Johnson County
ECJC is a business incubator that provides business consulting, advisory services, financing resources, and office space to accelerate the success of high-growth companies. Independence Regional Ennovation Center
Who: Area biotech and technology entrepreneurs
Located in Independence, Missouri, the Ennovation Center is a mixed use business incubator which focuses on three core areas for the development of new businesses: biotech, kitchen, and business & technology. Kansas City, Missouri Small Business Division Incubator
816-513-6817
Site location and tax incentives back to topWith their extensive database of real-estate opportunities and demographic statistics, Kansas City’s economic development centers (EDC) can supply your businesses with the information you need to decide whether to lease, buy, or build, including data that can help you with site selection and tax incentives that could influence your decision. For site selection, for example, most EDCs can: - run traffic counts
- pull demographic information about the proposed location
- help you find state resources that could help finance the move
- put you in touch with a real-estate broker to help close the deal
From Olathe to Gladstone, these centers cover Kansas City’s 18-county region and where they may differ on the services they provide, they all focus on bringing and keeping business in their communities. Use our Resource Navigator to find the EDC that serves your community. Missouri Economic Development CentersKansas Economic Development Centers
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