INCUBATOR SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL
  • Mentoring
  • Accounting/financial management assistance
  • Assistance with regulatory compliance
  • Assistance with e-commerce
  • Federal procurement assistance
  • Manufacturing assistance
  • Technical advising
  • Legal services
  • International trade assistance
  • Technology commercialization assistance

NETWORKING AMONG CLIENTS

By interacting with other start-ups, companies get a big company feeling while focusing in start-up challenges of a small company. Companies learn from one another; and the more experienced entrepreneurs can mentor the less experienced ones. By hosting formal events, introducing clients that have similar companies or offering complementary services, and taking advantage of the QUEST Center’s physical features, the QUEST CENTER will encourage such interactions among clients


SEMINARS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

The QUEST CENTER offers seminars and training programs on business topics to incubator clients, established entrepreneurs, and would be entrepreneurs.


SHARED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

The Quest Center offers services that will allow your young firm to enjoy many office amenities at low cost during the vulnerable start-up period. These amenities include:

  • 24/7 Access with Electronic Security System for Building Access
  • Conference rooms
  • Secure space available for prototyping/assembly
  • Kitchen/cafeteria
  • General housing keeping
  • Access to clerical help
  • Reception services
  • Telephones, telephone system, fax machine, photocopying, postage machine
  • High Speed Internet access (provided by Pipeline Wireless)
  • Presentation Equipment
  • Secure mail boxes and mail room support
  • Student internships


PRE-INCUBATION SERVICES

Pre-incubation services for entrepreneurs who may not yet have developed their ideas or businesses enough for residency in the incubator or who may never need incubator space

  • scrutiny and assistance in developing business plans/ideas
  • Business plan development
  • Workshops/seminars on starting/operating a business
  • One-on-mentoring/counseling
  • Micro loans for start-up expenses

AFFILITATE SERVICES

Affiliate services assist start-up companies that don’t reside in the incubator but might wish to take advantage of the incubator’s array of services.

  • Access to business advisors/mentors
  • Access to incubator networks of lenders and investors
  • Workshops/seminars on starting/operating a business

POST-INCUBATION SERVICES

Post-incubation services for entrepreneurs focus on retaining graduate companies and jobs in New Bedford and the SouthCoast of Massachusetts

  • Relocation assistance for graduating clients
  • Access to financing for working capital, expansion and growth
  • Continued connection with other incubator graduates/clients
  • Access to incubator programs designed to help existing businesses grow