Business Incubators: If you build it, will entrepreneurs succeed?

Business incubators are taking on a greater role in the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems, but debate continues over whether, how and in what situations they work. In this Kenan Insight, we explore what makes incubators successful and how communities can determine if one is right for them.

Dragana Cvijanovic

Assistant Professor of Finance

Seyed Emadi

Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar and Assistant Professor of Operations, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Gowtam Atthipalli

Betsy L. Battle

Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner, Lone Peak Partners

Thom Ruhe

President & CEO, NC IDEA

DeLisa Alexander

Executive Coach and Board Director

Kevin Stevens

Noah Eisenkraft

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior

Jayson Crusenberry

Program Manager, NCGrowth

Ali Parlakturk

Associate Professor of Operations

Stephen Glaeser

Associate Professor of Accounting

Elena Simintzi

Associate Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Hugh O’Neill

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Daniel Ringel

Assistant Professor of Marketing

Christina Synn

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Research Paper from Kenan-Flagler Seeks to Provide Insight into the Often Overlooked Incubation Stage of New Industries

Researchers take a closer look at the impact of entrepreneurs, policymakers, scientists and others during the pre-commercial stage of industry formation

Larry Chavis

Clinical Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Mark McNeilly

Professor of the Practice of Marketing, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Thomas Stith

CEO, The Michael Thomas Group Inc.; former president, North Carolina Community College System