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A Synopsis of Incubators in Non-hub Cities in the Southeast United States

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  • Eleonora Brivio
  • Erica Negro Cousa
  • Vahé Heboyan
  • Francesco Beltrame
  • Gianluca De Leo

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Business incubators are organisations that support the growth of small companies, including start-ups, by providing various resources and services. The aims of this article were to assess the characteristics of business incubators in non-hub cities located in Georgia and South Carolina and to describe the major differences between incubators located in non-hub and hub cities. We surveyed 5 non-hub incubators and visited and analysed qualitatively 10 incubators, 5 in hub cities and 5 in non-hub cities. Results showed that incubators in non-hub cities have less focus and less access to funding capital compared with incubators in hub cities. The implementation of a mesh network among incubators in non-hub cities may help sharing resources, know-how, talents and investments with the goal of being able to compete with incubators in hub cities. While currently incubators in non-hub cities cannot offer the same services to their members, they can still play an important role in giving the people in their communities an opportunity to start a new business, find jobs and increase their income. Business incubators in non-hub cities can ultimately positively impact the overall quality of life of the population they serve. Finally, we proposed that a focus on public health innovation may help incubators in non-hub cities to be successful.

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  • Eleonora Brivio & Erica Negro Cousa & Vahé Heboyan & Francesco Beltrame & Gianluca De Leo, 2020. "A Synopsis of Incubators in Non-hub Cities in the Southeast United States," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 29(2), pages 428-444, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jouent:v:29:y:2020:i:2:p:428-444
    DOI: 10.1177/0971355720930574
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