Historically, business incubators and accelerators have been successful supporting startup companies worldwide and facilitating their long-term sustainability. Here are eight AMAZING facts you may not have known about these vital small business and entrepreneurial resources.

1. eight amazing facts about
business
incubation

2. amazing fact no. 1
business incubators have been around for
more than 50 years, and there are more
than 7,500 worldwide

3. amazing fact no. 2
dropbox and airbnb are among the
famous corporate brands launched in a
business incubator

4. amazing fact no. 3
the five-year survival rate for incubator
clients has been reported from 75% to
as high as 87%

5. amazing fact no. 4
coca-cola, microsoft and general electric
are among big name corporations who
have business incubation/acceleration
programs

6. amazing fact no. 5
business incubators can help reduce
the costs of launching and operating a
startup by 40-50%

7. amazing fact no. 6
an estimated 40% of investment-seeking
member companies source investment
through a direct incubator program
connection

8. amazing fact no. 7
54% of incubators are “mixed-use,” assisting
a wide range of early-stage companies,
while 37% focus on technology businesses

9. amazing fact no. 8
more than 150 companies were accepted into
arizona incubators in 2013, and incubated
startups raised more than $110 million in private
capital.

10. incubating success, economic development administration
measuring value created by impact incubators and accelerators, i-dev international
arizona incubator & accelerator survey 2015, arizona commerce authority
the national business incubation association, nbia.org
are business incubators dead?, ontraport
sources

11. more about incubators
download our phoenix incubator resource guide to
learn more about arizona programs:
info.ceigateway.com/phxincubators