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Hamilton County Business Center

Entrepreneur Services Hamilton County Business Center, Inc. (HCBC) is a nationally recognized business incubation program that helps Greater Cincinnati entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies. HCBC is a mixed use, technology focused incubation program that caters to those entrepreneurs who are starting up an innovative and growing business. Both traditional and technology businesses are welcome at HCBC.

HCBC is actively seeking new clients to join its highly successful business incubation program.  Learn more about HCBC here.

 

CincyTech

CincyTech's mission is to accelerate the growth of start-up technology businesses into high growth companies in Southwest Ohio through management assistance, seed capital investments, and connections to partners who share our mission. CincyTech is a regional technology initiative supported by the State of Ohio's Third Frontier Project.

Learn more about CincyTech here.

 

Sounding Board

The "SoundingBoard" program provides aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to receive coaching from seasoned entrepreneurs or assistance providers as they prepare their business/strategic plan. The entrepreneur then has the opportunity to present the plan during a Greater Cincinnati Venture Association luncheon to a panel of subject matter experts who will provide feedback on the plan. The subject matter experts include: angels, seed capital funds, venture capitalists, accountants, lawyers, intellectual property specialists, seasoned entrepreneurs, business assistance providers, management and marketing specialists, university entrepreneurship specialists and representatives from pillar companies. The entrepreneurs are given the opportunity to network with the panelists and audience after the presentations.

Learn more about the Sounding Board here.

 

Cincinnati Creates Companies

After extensive planning over the course of two years, in January 2004, Cincinnati Creates Companies held its first meeting for aspiring technology entrepreneurs.  Made possible in part by a $600,000 grant for the National Science Foundation's Partnerships for Innovation, the program is intended to fuel nascent technology entrepreneurship in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.

Together, the University of Cincinnati, the Colleges of Business, Engineering, and Medicine, the UC Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Bio/Start, CincyTech USA, and the Hamilton County Business Center put together a hands-on, outcome-oriented program that supports innovation through the development of people, tools, and the infrastructure needed to connect new scientific discoveries to practical uses.

Learn more about Cincinnati Creates Companies here.


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