The City of Worcester asked us to perform a feasibility study for a new business incubator. Through interviews we have identified the major target groups for the incubator, small businesses and creative industries, and assessed their needs. Through literature research and visits to existing incubators we collected information about important incubator's practices, building characteristics and funding strategies. Our recommendations also include working and learning opportunities that students will have in the incubator.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Holovnia, Nicholas Lee
• Lanciani, Kirk David
• Moran, Yekaterina V.
• Rosales, Mardelle Adriana

Subject

• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Sustainability
• Innovation
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-122008-202704

Keyword

• Marketing
• Entrepreneurship

Advisor

• Shim, Eunmi
• Shockey, Ingrid K.
• Krueger, Robert

Year

• 2008

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• City of Worcester

Date created

• 2008-12-20

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-01-03