NBIA International Consulting Service
In an effort to contribute to sound incubation program development
and management worldwide, NBIA now offers business incubation consulting
services to international clients. The association provides these
services in partnership with Business Cluster Development and Claggett
Wolfe Associates, successfully joining the expertise of these independent
consultants with NBIA’s resources and international experience.
Consulting Team Members
International consulting team members have
extensive experience in incubation feasibility studies, incubation
development, venture
investment and international consulting.
- Dinah Adkins, president
and CEO, NBIA
- James Robbins,
principal, Business Cluster Development
- Carol Kraus Lauffer,
principal, Business Cluster Development
- Chuck Wolfe, principal,
Claggett Wolfe Associates
Note: The team will bring outside consultants
into projects on an as-needed basis, depending on the need for special
geographic or technical expertise.
Clients Served
A variety of clients will benefit from NBIA's
consulting services, including:
- regional and country leadership and policy
makers.
- local, regional and national economic development
organizations.
- international development organizations.
- academic and NGO specialists.
- multinational corporations.
Consulting Services
Through the combined expertise of its members,
the international consulting team provides the following services:
- Research and Analysis
- Publishing
- Presentations and expert testimony
- Strategies for regional and national incubation
programs
- Strategies for existing incubation programs
- Training for practitioners, policy makers
and developers
- Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development
- Venture capital fund development and financing
for SMEs
- Linkages and partnerships
For details on these services,
click
here.
Partnering Opportunities
Although our core consulting team is composed
of members of Business Cluster Development and Claggett Wolfe
Associates, NBIA is open to partnering with other consultants.
For more information, please see the NBIA
bidding and contracting policy.
Contact Us
If you are interested in taking advantage
of NBIA’s international consulting services or would like
more information, please contact Tracy Kitts
at tkitts@nbia.org or
(740) 593-4331.