Workshops
Developers'
Prep Course
Wednesday,
Nov. 13
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Developing
a business incubation program, either for-profit or nonprofit, is a complex
undertaking. Jonathan Gorham will present the acclaimed Developers'
Prep Course, which will cover how to conduct a feasibility study and develop
a business plan, locate and attract prospective clients, create a self-sufficient
incubator, and achieve intended goals. Gorham will explain how incubator
managers can effectively use the Web to market their programs and help
clients achieve success. Whether your program is in the conceptual stage
or already knee deep in development, you can't afford to miss this workshop.
Gorham, president of Gorham Associates, has taught incubator feasibility
and management techniques to more than 1,500 private developers and economic
development professionals since 1991.
Jonathan Gorham, President, Gorham Associates, Woodbridge, CT
Fee: $330 NBIA members/$390 nonmembers
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Creating
the Technology Incubator
Wednesday, Nov. 13
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Starting
with an industry overview, this workshop will present technology incubation
development best practices from incubators including San Jose's Software
Business Cluster (winner of the 2000 Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the
Year Award) and the Panasonic Incubator (a recent Harvard Business School
case study). Jim Robbins and Carol Kraus Lauffer will explore
the benefits of a technology focus and guide attendees toward determining
how such a focus might be most appropriate for their projects. Learn how
to build a successful incubator through mission definition, business plans,
program development, budgeting and funding strategies. Robbins has decades
of experience in new business formation, organiza-tional design, technology
development and management. He founded Business Cluster Development in 1993
and is executive director and cofounder of the Software Business Cluster.
Lauffer, a principal with Business Cluster Development, was formerly managing
director for the Panasonic Incubator, where she focused on technology incubation,
developing and implementing business services, and strategic partnerships.
Carol Kraus Lauffer, Principal, Business Cluster Development,
San Jose, CA
Jim Robbins, Principal, Business Cluster Development, San Jose, CA
Fee: $330 NBIA members/$390 nonmembers
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Designing
the Sector-Specific Incubator
Thursday, Nov. 14
8 a.m. to noon
This
workshop has been cancelled.
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Entrance
and Exit Policies: Selecting the Best
Thursday,
Nov. 14
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Research
shows that incubator success is directly related to the incubator's admission
and graduation policies. In this workshop, Ed Hobbs will lead you
through the entrance and exit policies of one of Canada's leading incubators,
the Toronto Business Development Centre, where he is general manager.
Discover the "must-have" and other top criteria to use when
evaluating prospective clients for any incubator. Break down the exit
process into length of stay, milestone requirements for graduates, and
more. Attendees will leave this workshop with a clear understanding of
how to adapt this best-practice incubation entrance/exit program to their
own incubators and clientele and will have templates in hand to guide
the development of their own programs.
Ed Hobbs, General Manager, Toronto Business Development Centre,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Fee: $260 NBIA members/$310 nonmembers
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Get
the Private Sector to Invest in YOUR Incubator
Thursday, Nov. 14
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Learn
from an expert how to gain private-sector financial and leadership support.
Charles Stein will illustrate how two Ohio incubators raised more
than $3 million each and show you what they did right and wrong on their
paths to utilizing private sector support. Stein will explain how to capitalize
on the experiences of the two incubators and run a successful private
sector campaign. After the workshop, you will know how to prepare your
incubator to mount a private-sector funding initiative and how to recruit
the commitment of top community leaders to your efforts. Stein is the
founder of Strategic Development Services, which specializes in planning,
funding and implementing economic development and technology-focused incubator
initiatives.
Charles Stein, Strategic Development Services, Powell, OH
Fee: $295 NBIA members/$350 nonmembers
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Sirolli
Institute: Introduction to Enterprise Facilitation
Thursday, Nov. 14
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
NBIA
brings the Sirolli Institute to fall training for the first time. Come
to this workshop to be inspired and to learn how to develop and strengthen
entrepreneurial efforts in your community. Find out how the institute's
acclaimed community development program, Enterprise Facilitation, uses
grassroots efforts to provide a sustainable environment for entrepreneurs.
Ernesto Sirolli will offer his compelling and unique perspective
on nurturing economic growth and will present the Enterprise Facilitation
methodology. For 20 years, Sirolli has worked to help entrepreneurs
worldwide realize their dreams. Ned Webb, director, Community Development
Division, Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing, will discuss the
six Enterprise Facilitation projects under way in that state. More than
200 communities in the United States, Canada and Australia have implemented
Enterprise Facilitation projects. For more information on Enterprise Facilitation,
visit www.sirolli.com/infofiles/WhatisEF.doc.
Ernesto Sirolli, Founder and Director, Sirolli Institute, Sacramento,
CA
Ned Webb, Director, Community Development Division, Kansas Department
of Commerce and Housing, Topeka, KS
Yvonne Fizer, Sales and Marketing, Sirolli Institute, Edmonton,
AB, Canada
Fee: $330 NBIA members/$390 nonmembers
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Empowerment
Incubators: Working Effectively With Special Populations
Friday, Nov. 15
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Business
incubation is an acknowledged community economic development tool; however,
no single incubation strategy is right for every community. This workshop
provides participants with a framework and tools to help them systematically
plan and manage empowerment business incubators. Through a mix of presentations,
case studies and interactive sessions, participants will: identify specific
programmatic outcomes for incubators that work with disadvantaged populations
or operate in distressed communities; articulate the strategic vision
necessary for such an organization; and create a logic model and action
plan to drive the vision for their organizations. This workshop also will
expose participants to effective operational guidelines for empowerment
incubators, including best practices, critical success factors and tools
for increasing efficiency.
Steve Cohen, Senior Program Associate, SEEDCO, New York, NY
Lee Huang, Director, YES Program, The Enterprise Center, Philadelphia,
PA
Sandy Bourne, President, Pasadena Enterprise Center, Pasadena,
CA
Paul Terry, Principal, Paul Terry and Associates, San Francisco,
CA
Fee: $330 NBIA members/$390 nonmembers
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Managers'
Forum: Implementing Best Practices
Friday, Nov. 15
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Make
your incubator the best it can be and exchange tips, tools and solutions
for management challenges. Specifically designed to deepen the effectiveness
of business incubation managers, this workshop will show you how to implement
and maintain best practices. Managers will review Mark Rice's and
Jana Matthews' 10 best practices in business incubation and learn
common pitfalls to avoid in achieving and sustaining each best practice.
Jim Greenwood will lead this interactive lecture, group discussion
and one-on-one problem-solving workshop that offers managers the opportunity
to improve their skills and to learn from a peer community that organizers
hope will continue to function as a resource for attendees. Greenwood,
active in the incubation industry since 1984, has consulted with numerous
communities on incubator issues ranging from feasibility studies and business
plans to assessments of existing incubator programs.
Jim Greenwood, President, Greenwood Consulting Group, Sanibel,
FL
Fee: $330 NBIA members/$390 nonmembers
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Technology
Commercialization: Turning Innovations Into Enterprises
Friday, Nov. 15
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bring
order to a chaotic environment! Randy Goldsmith will illustrate
a technology commercialization model that can meet your needs. This interactive
workshop will introduce you to assessment tools, a step-by-step process
and financing resources that can help your clients achieve their business
objectives. Using the model Goldsmith presents, you will identify key
milestones, ask critical questions, estimate costs, and reveal an entrepreneur's
strengths and weaknesses. Once you have determined this crucial information,
you can use the model to develop a strategic approach to turning innovations
into enterprises. Goldsmith is executive director of the Oklahoma Technology
Commercialization Center. Within the last 24 months, he led the center
in assisting more than 50 high-tech start-up companies in Oklahoma.
Randy Goldsmith, Executive Director, Oklahoma Technology Commercialization
Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Fee: $330 NBIA members/$390 nonmembers
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Developers'
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Creating
the Technology Incubator
Designing
the Sector-Specific Incubator
Cancelled
Entrance
and Exit Policies: Selecting the Best
Get
the Private Sector to Invest in YOUR Incubator
Sirolli
Institute: Introduction to Enterprise Facilitation
Empowerment
Incubators: Working Effectively With Special Populations
Managers'
Forum: Implementing Best Practices
Technology
Commercialization: Turning Innovations Into Enterprises
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