NBIA is proud to present the 2001 NBIA Awards Program winners. The
clients, graduates and incubation programs celebrated here exemplify
the best of the industry.
2001
Incubator of the Year
The Incubator of the Year award honors exemplary NBIA member incubation programs.
To qualify for the award, an incubator must have on-site management, provide
a full range of business development services and must have a policy that provides
for graduating companies.
From the Incubator of the Year finalists, NBIA recognizes one incubator
as the Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year.
This award, which recognizes overall excellence in business incubation
programs, is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Whaley, NBIA's chairman
of the board from 1985-88. The Friends of the University City Science
Center, comprising prominent Philadelphia business people and academics
who worked with Dr. Whaley, endow this award.
And the winners are ...
Dun & Bradstreet sponsored the 2001 Incubator of the Year award.
The Friends of the University City Science Center endow
the Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year award.
2001
Client of the Year
The Client of the Year award recognizes outstanding client companies of
NBIA member incubation programs. An incubator client may be an on-site
company or one that receives full incubation services through an affiliates
(outreach) program. A company that has participated only in a stand-alone
program (microloan borrower, seminar open to public, etc.) is not eligible.
And the winners are ...
2001
Graduate of the Year
The Graduate of the Year award recognizes companies that are successful
by anyone's measures. An incubator "graduate" company has
met an incubation program's specified exit criteria. It may have been
an on-site
client or company that received full incubation services through the
incubator's affiliates (outreach) program. A candidate may now be an
anchor tenant
that resides in the incubator but has ceased to use incubator business
development services.
And the winners are ...
PricewaterhouseCoopers sponsored the 2001 Graduate
of the Year award.
