Our Mission
Facilitate the creation of high-value businesses through collaborative partnerships that promote innovative technologies.
Our Vision
The Youngstown Business Incubator will leverage its entrepreneurial expertise and resource network to meaningfully impact technology-based economic development and community wealth.
About Us
According to the National Business Incubation Association, business incubation is a support process that accelerates the successful development of start-up and fledgling companies by providing entrepreneurs with an array of targeted resources and services.
Technology development is hard. Growing a business is hard. Why go it alone?
YBI helps accelerate emerging businesses by providing an array of invaluable services. Facilities, equipment, resource networks, entrepreneurial counseling, networking opportunities - all these are critical to successful business development.
YBI helps technology entrepreneurs by:
- Assisting with commercialization process
- Counseling on marketing strategies
- Identifying funding resources
- Facilitating networking opportunities
- Providing access to physical infrastructure
- Seeking out collaborative opportunities
And at YBI, because we focus on one industry, we have the Managed Cluster. This community of YBI Portfolio Companies shares its expertise, technical skills and resources - a peer network of incredible support.