Stages:

• Seed

 

Industries:

Information Technology

Life Sciences & Healthcare

 

Description:

The INCubator is a 127,000 square foot former ceramic manufacturing facility which has been renovated into a highly successful business incubator. Located at 100 Cherokee Boulevard, the INCubator is owned by the county and managed by the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. The INCubator offers start-up businesses office or manufacturing space at highly competitive lease rates. Tenants have access to INCubator clerical support, fax machine, copier and postage machine. The Tennessee Small Business Development Center, which has offices in the INCubator, provides a business library, computer and video centers, and business counseling services, available to INCubator entrepreneurs, free of charge. The program helps entrepreneurs achieve success through a three-year, progressive development program that capitalizes on the synergy of the BDC’s unique entrepreneurial ecosystem, made up of about 50 startup businesses.