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All Audiences (A Tools)
These tools are targeted to all audiences interested in virtual incubation and community college leadership as workforce and economic change agents.
A1. Virtual Incubation Overview
A2. Virtual Incubation Network Case Studies:
Rio Salado College (Tempe, AZ)
Long Beach City College (Long Beach, CA)
Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, FL)
North Iowa Area Community College (Mason City, IA)
Mott Community College (Flint, MI)
Southeast Community College (Lincoln, NE)
White Mountains Community College (Berlin, NH)
Burlington County Community College (Pemberton, NJ)
Santa Fe Community College (Santa Fe, NM)
Lorain County Community College (Elyria, OH)
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (Green Bay, WI)
A3. Virtual Incubation Network Partner Core Contacts
Community College Leadership (L Tools)
These tools are targeted to community college chancellors, presidents, board of governors members, trustees and deans who want to know the fundamental financing and staffing needs and rationale for a virtual incubator. These tools discuss strategies to embed an entrepreneurial spirit into the campus and community.
L1. What’s in It for My College? Words on Virtual Incubation From Your Peers
L2. Presidential Commitment to Entrepreneurship
L3. Financial Models to Build and Sustain a Virtual Incubator for Your Campus
L4. Nightstand Essentials: A Recommended Reading List for Community College Leadership
Community College Staff - Deans and Staff Implementing a Virtual Incubator
(S Tools)
These tools are targeted to community college deans and key staff who will be implementing the virtual incubator on a day-to-day basis. They provide specifics on virtual incubator structure, partnerships, buy-in, evaluation and leverage. The final two tools are designed to be passed through and may be of value to entrepreneurs who use the incubator.
S1. Using Virtual Incubators and Technology to Service Entrepreneurs
S2. Offerings and Partners: Fundamental Considerations to Establish a Virtual Incubator
S3. Virtual Incubation Components: Comprehensive Business Assistance
S4. We Can Make Money From That?! How to Inventory Your Community College’s Assets
S5. Attracting Entrepreneurs to the Virtual Incubator
S6. Getting Colleague Buy-In for a Community College Virtual Incubator
S7. Getting Community Buy-In for a Community College Virtual Incubator
S8. Rowing Together: Community Colleges and Small Business Development Centers
S9. The Virtual Incubator in a Rural Setting
S10. A Comparison of Off-the-Shelf Supportive Curricula Features and Costs
S11. Evaluation Metrics to Track Virtual Incubator Outcomes and Maximize Investments
S12. Financing the Entrepreneurs: Experienced Insights
S13. Nightstand Essentials: A Recommended Reading List for Entrepreneurs