Small Business Incubators in Virginia

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Virginia Econmic Development Partnership
Originator: Virginia Business Incubation Association
Publication_Date: March 2010
Title: Small Business Incubators in Virginia
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Richmond, Virginia
Publisher: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Online_Linkage: <http://www.yesvirginia.org/>
Online_Linkage: <http://gis.vedp.org/>
Online_Linkage: <http://www.vbia.org>
Description:
Abstract:
What is Business Incubation?
business incubation is a support process that:
* Nurtures individuals in the pre-startup stage; * Supports the successful development of start-up and fledgling companies * Aids in accelerating the development of small businesses by providing an array of targeted resources and services.
As a statewide organization, VBIA’s goal is to bring together as many of the elements of the business incubation support network and to provide a forum that advances the successful implementation of Virginia’s business incubation process. To that end, VBIA seeks to provide creater public awareness of the economic benefits of business incubation by involving incubation professionals, economic developers, sponsors, clients and graduates in an on-going campaign to provide public information and awareness of incubation programs across the Commonwealth.
~Virginia Business Incubation Association

Business incubation is a business support process that accelerates the successful development of start-up and fledgling companies by providing entrepreneurs with an array of targeted resources and services. These services are usually developed or orchestrated by incubator management and offered both in the business incubator and through its network of contacts. A business incubator’s main goal is to produce successful firms that will leave the program financially viable and freestanding. These incubator graduates have the potential to create jobs, revitalize neighborhoods, commercialize new technologies, and strengthen local and national economies.
Critical to the definition of an incubator is the provision of management guidance, technical assistance and consulting tailored to young growing companies. Incubators usually also provide clients access to appropriate rental space and flexible leases, shared basic business services and equipment, technology support services and assistance in obtaining the financing necessary for company growth.
Incubators vary in the way they deliver their services, in their organizational structure and in the types of clients they serve. Highly adaptable, incubators have differing goals, including diversifying rural economies, providing employment for and increasing wealth of depressed inner cities, and transferring technology from universities and major corporations. Incubator clients are at the forefront of developing new and innovative technologies creating products and services that improve the quality of our lives in communities around the world.
The earliest incubation programs focused on a variety of technology companies or on a combination of light industrial, technology and service firms today referred to as mixed-use incubators. However, in more recent years, new incubators have emerged targeting industries such as food processing, medical technologies, space and ceramics technologies, arts and crafts, and software development. Incubator sponsors have also targeted programs to support microenterprise creation, the needs of women and minorities, environmental endeavors and telecommunications.
~National Business Incubation Association
Purpose:
The purpose of this dataset is to show the locations of local business incubators in Virginia.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: March 2010
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.901397
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.181251
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.983437
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.557256
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 1915 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: structure
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: business
Theme_Keyword: incubation
Theme_Keyword: incubator
Theme_Keyword: businesses
Theme_Keyword: company
Theme_Keyword: development
Theme_Keyword: resources
Theme_Keyword: VBIA
Theme_Keyword: economic
Theme_Keyword: investment
Theme_Keyword: firm
Theme_Keyword: start-up
Theme_Keyword: office
Theme_Keyword: equipment
Theme_Keyword: technical
Theme_Keyword: support
Theme_Keyword: entrepreneurial
Place:
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: statewide
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 2010
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints: None.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Contact_Person: Trent Park
Contact_Position: GIS Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 901 East Byrd Street, 18th Fl West
Address: P.O. Box 798
City: Richmond
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 23218-0798
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-545-5685
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-545-5681
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: TPark@yesvirginia.org
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All attributes were assigned using information from the Virginia Business Incubation Association website (2010). www.vbia.org
Logical_Consistency_Report:
These data are logically consistent, although no tests were performed.
Completeness_Report:
All current busines incubators as tracked by the Virginia Business Incubation Association are included in this dataset and are as complete as possible at the time this dataset was created.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal positional accuracy meets 1:10,000 national map standards.
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Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Virginia Business Incubation Association
Publication_Date: 2009
Title: Business Incubation Facilities
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Time_Period_Information:
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Calendar_Date: 2009
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: VBIA
Source_Contribution:
List of available business incubators was obtained from www. vbia.org.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: ESRI
Publication_Date: 2009
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Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2009
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRI
Source_Contribution:
ESRI USA Geocoding Service was used to geocode the addresses of business incuation facilities.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Virginia Geographic Information Network
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: Virginia Base Mapping Program, Aerial Imagery 06-07
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Online_Linkage: <http://www.vita.virginia.gov/isp/default.aspx?id=8412>
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Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
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Source_Contribution:
VGIN 2006-07 Orthophotograhy was used to verify business incubation facility address locations.
Process_Step:
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Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: VBIA
Process_Date: February 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Virginia Econmic Development Partnership
Contact_Person: Lyndsay Duncan
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 901 East Byrd Street, 18th Floor West
Address: P.O. Box 798
City: Richmond
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23218-0798
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-545-5689
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-545-5681
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: LDuncan@yesvirginia.org
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Business incubation facility addresses were geocoded.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRI
Process_Date: February 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Virginia Econmic Development Partnership
Contact_Person: Lyndsay Duncan
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 901 East Byrd Street, 18th Floor West
Address: P.O. Box 798
City: Richmond
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23218-0798
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-545-5689
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-545-5681
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: LDuncan@yesvirginia.org
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Geocoded business incubation facilities addresses were verified using VBMP aerial imagery.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: VBMP
Process_Date: February 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Contact_Person: Lyndsay Duncan
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 901 East Byrd Street, 18th Floor West
Address: P.O. Box 798
City: Richmond
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23218-0798
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-545-5689
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-545-5681
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: LDuncan@yesvirginia.org
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
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Entity_Type_Label: BusinessIncubators
Entity_Type_Definition: Small business incubation facilities in Virginia
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Attribute_Definition: Business incubation facility name
Attribute_Definition_Source: VBIA
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Attribute_Definition_Source: VBIA
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Attribute_Definition_Source: VBIA
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Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The attributes included in this dataset show information related to the locations of the small business incubation facilities as well as their web address.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Contact_Person: Trent Park
Contact_Position: GIS Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 901 East Byrd Street, 18th Floor West
Address: P.O. Box 798
City: Richmond
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23218-0798
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-545-5685
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-545-5681
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: TPark@yesvirginia.org
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
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Although all data referred to in this doucmentation have been used by the VEDP, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the VEDP as to the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the VEDP in the use of these data.
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Calendar_Date: March 2010
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Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Contact_Person: Lyndsay Duncan
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
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Address: 901 East Byrd Street, 18th Floor West
Address: P.O. Box 798
City: Richmond
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 23218-0798
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-545-5689
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-545-5681
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: LDuncan@yesvirginia.org
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