
Find Space – and Other Resources – at an Incubator
Running a business in its early stages can be difficult and costly in terms of rent, staffing, professional services, and advice, among other things. Participating in a business incubator can help startups to be successful as they develop.
Incubators usually offer lower-than-market-rate rents, access to on-staff consultants, and access to other entrepreneurs who are working through similar challenges of starting and growing a successful business. The word “incubate” literally means to protect and support, thereby enabling healthy growth and development.

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The tech sector is growing faster in New York City than anywhere else in America, finds Center for an Urban Future’s new report, New Tech City. Read the full report, including a 2012 NYC Digital Startup Index, which credits the Bloomberg Administration and NYCEDC for its efforts to diversify the City’s economy and build up the tech sector.
Related reading: “New York’s Tech Industry Tops U.S. in Growth, Study Finds” (NYTimes)
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