ATHENS, Ohio – The Center for Advanced Professional Studies of the Blue Valley School District of Overland Park, Kan., has been named a finalist for the National Business Incubation Association’s 2013 Incubator Innovation Award for its CAPS Incubator program. The winner of the prestigious award will be announced April 9 at NBIA’s 27th International Conference on Business Incubation in Boston.
The CAPS Incubator program is designed for entrepreneurial-minded students seeking high-tech resources and multi-talented teams to innovate and accelerate their ideas. The program provides access to industry mentors, networking and collaboration opportunities, and assistance with prototyping and proof of concept, leading to the creation of successful businesses that commercialize the entrepreneurial students’ products or services.
Business incubation programs like the Center for Advanced Professional Studies catalyze the process of starting and growing companies by providing entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks and tools they need to make their ventures successful. NBIA estimates that in 2011 alone, North American incubators assisted about 49,000 start-up companies that provided full-time employment for nearly 200,000 workers and generated annual revenue of almost $15 billion. Approximately 7,000 business incubators operate worldwide.
The National Business Incubation Association is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. Each year, the NBIA Incubation Awards honor the business incubation programs, graduates and client companies that exemplify the best of the industry.
Contact: Jon Newcomb
Business Development Manager
Center for Advanced Professional Studies
(913) 239-5939
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Linda Knopp
Director of Policy Analysis and Research
National Business Incubation Association
(740) 593-4154
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