Fostering Entrepreneurship Through Business Incubation: The Role and Prospects of Postsecondary Vocational-Technical Education. Report 3: Guidebook of Opportunities for Two-Year Technical Colleges

Publication September 1996

This is the third in a series of three reports on the role and prospects of two-year colleges in promoting community development through business incubation and related services. This report presents a summary of opportunities to expand the contribution of community colleges in economic development through business incubation and related services. The research base for this guidebook derived from a national survey of entrepreneurs and managers in business incubators operating under different sponsorship arrangements, including support from two-year colleges, and from case studies featuring business incubators operating under contrasting settings and organization schemes.

Hernández-Gantes, V. M., Sorensen R. P., & Nieri, A. H. (1996, September). Fostering entrepreneurship through business incubation: The role and prospects of postsecondary vocational-technical education. Report 3: Guidebook of opportunities for two-year technical colleges. Berkeley, CA: National Center for Research in Vocational Education.

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