NBIA Partners with Turnstone to Offer Affordable Office Furniture to Start-Up CompaniesJuly 24, 2001ATHENS, Ohio—The National Business Incubation
Association (NBIA) and Turnstone, a Steelcase Company, are partnering
to bring high-performance office furniture to early-stage companies
at discount prices.
Under an agreement announced today, Turnstone
will offer special pricing to NBIA members on the entire line
of Turnstone products and select Steelcase products. NBIA members
are business incubators that house and provide start-up services
to new and fledgling firms.
"This partnership will allow our members
and their start-up clients to take advantage of the joint purchasing
power of the organization," Dinah Adkins,
president and CEO of NBIA, said. "Our members and their clients
can now purchase smart-looking, comfortable furniture they would
have otherwise been unable to afford."
The agreement allows Steelcase dealers
throughout North America to work directly with incubation personnel
to design work environments that best suit each program. "This
partnership will help dealers meet small businesses at their start-up
stage, when a strong, long-lasting relationship can take hold,"
Kyle Williams, general manager of Turnstone,
said. "Turnstone is committed to working with NBIA, its members
and incubator clients to create office set-ups that meet the needs
of emerging businesses."
Since 1959, business incubation programs have
helped accelerate the growth of new and emerging companies by
providing business support resources and services. Today, there
are more than 900 of these programs in the United States, up from
12 in 1980.
The National Business Incubation Association
is the world's oldest and largest organization advancing business
incubation and entrepreneurship. Since 1985, it has provided thousands
of professionals with information, education, advocacy and networking
resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage
companies. For more information about the business incubation
industry or NBIA, visit www.nbia.org.
Turnstone, a Steelcase company, was
established to provide customers with smart design, good value
and simple solutions in office furniture. Relying on its own design
and development staff, or partnering with independent designers
such as Brian Kane, Clive
Wilkinson, Charles Perry and
IDEO, Turnstone has launched more than
30 new products within the last two years, and won 13 individual
awards for furniture design in the last four years. With over
$130 million in sales annually, Turnstone continues to expand
its offering of systems, desks, storage, seating, accessories
and group work products. Turnstone offers delivery of most products
in 21 business days; many products are available in just five
days. For more information about Turnstone products, call 1-800-TURNSTONE,
or visit www.turnstonefurniture.com.
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