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The Fort Collins Business Incubator is a partnership between the Fort Collins Economic Development Corporation, the City of Fort Collins, Colorado State University. The purpose of the partnership is to provide start-up companies and rapidly growing young companies with the tools and support needed to grow and maintain their business. The Incubator is specifically devoted to high-tech and manufacturing companies.
Businesses accepted into the incubator program receive professional business services such as legal, accounting, marketing and management services at a seventy-five percent discount their first year. Payments are adjusted on a graduated scale for the next three years of the program.
In addition to the business services incubator clients receive: a custom tailored advisory group, strategic planning counseling, access to the expertise of CSU faculty and programs, and a monthly “water cooler” meeting. The “water cooler” meetings allow clients to exchange ideas, share resources, and discuss challenges facing their businesses.
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