Certificate Information

Two of the workshops offered at the Preconference Institute fulfill requirements for the NBIA Incubator Management Certificate Program. Serving Client Companies will be offered Saturday, May 15, and The Fundamentals of Incubator Management will be offered Sunday, May 16.

During the conference, NBIA will offer a number of sessions that will satisfy the requirement that program participants complete five certificate sessions. Certificate candidates must attend a total of five sessions: one in incubator funding, one in client funding and one in client services, as well as two in incubator management. The sessions below qualify as meeting requirements for the NBIA Incubator Management Certificate Program.

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Incubator funding sessions (choose one):

Alternative Methods for Financing Incubator Development (Monday, May 17, 10:45 a.m. – noon )
How to Raise Millions of Dollars for Your Incubator (Tuesday, May 18, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.)
Novel Funding Sources for Incubator Construction and Equipment (Wednesday, May 19, 9 – 10:15 a.m.)

Client funding sessions (choose one):

A Co-Investment Fund Model for Incubators (Monday, May 17, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.)
Incubators that Manage Angel Investor Groups (Tuesday, May 18, 10:45 a.m. – noon)
Preparing Client Companies to Pitch to Investors (Tuesday, May 18, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.)

Client services sessions (choose one):

Helping Client Companies Revise Their Business Plans and Strategies (Monday, May 17, 9 – 10:15 a.m.)
Coaching Your Clients to Success (Monday, May 17, 9 – 10:15 a.m.)
Enhancing Your Client Advisory Services Process (Monday, May 17, 10:45 a.m. – noon)
Tender Loving Care: Handling the “Difficult” Client (Tuesday, May 18, 9 – 10:15 a.m.)
Helping Client Companies in Financial Trouble (Tuesday, May 18, 10:45 a.m. – noon)

Incubator management sessions (choose two):

Creating Effective Policies and Procedures (Monday, May 17, 9 – 10:15 a.m.)
Guidelines for Selecting Clients (Monday, May 17, 9 –10:15 a.m.)
Incubation as a Community Revitalization Tool (Monday, May 17, 10:45 a.m. – noon)
A Look at Best Practices and Why They Made the Cut (Monday, May 17, 10:45 a.m. –noon)
What Is Economic Gardening and How Can It Help Your Incubator Clients? (Monday, May 17, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.)
Turn Your Incubator Into an Entrepreneurial Hub (Tuesday, May 18, 9 – 10:15 a.m.)
Marketing Your Incubation Program to the Community, Potential Stakeholders and Clients (Tuesday, May 18, 10:45 a.m. – noon)
Incubating Innovation Clusters: How to Create New Businesses and Jobs in Targeted Industries (Tuesday, May 18, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.)
Expanding Service Offerings to Clients (Wednesday, May 19, 9 – 10:15 a.m.)
Managing Your Staff’s Development (Wednesday, May 19, 9 – 10:15 a.m.)