Programs Overview
At the Don Ryan Center for Innovation, our business incubator provides entrepreneurs with the small business development resources to make their dreams a reality. Our focus is to speed up the growth and success of startup and early stage companies.
If you are thinking of starting a new business or need help with an existing business, we have a program for you.
STARTUP
The DRCI “STARTUP Program” places your company (or idea) with a team of skilled business people and a wide range of connections at the Local, State, and National levels that can help your business set and achieve goals.
Invitation to the program is highly sought after and limited to a handful of companies. Prospective “innovators” apply to the program. Those selected to advance present their business to a screening committee. If accepted, the average length of time in the program is 12 months.
GROWTH
Many business owners are in need of a jolt -- something that helps their companies grow. While our STARTUP program covers many different facets of getting a new business off the ground, our GROWTH program is a deeper dive for mature businesses that are executing a business plan and have established revenues.
Whether it’s finding new ways to sell your products, broadening your customer base, or numerous other potential avenues for achieving GROWTH, we work together to decide what the crucial issues are and come up with a solution for you to execute.
There is no predetermined time limit for this program.