thinkspace is a pre-incubation program that helps founders turn ideas into businesses by providing customized learning facilities, opportunities to pitch to experts, and collaborating to cultivate ideas. It is unique in offering pre-venture space and fully leased office space, mentorship, resources, and technology to support concepts from inception to market. thinkspace focuses on technology, healthcare, and green businesses and has been rated the best incubator program in the country, winning awards for its success in helping companies grow.

1. What is thinkspace?
thinkspace is a “Pre-incubation” Program
• We help pre-venture founders turn their ideas
into reality
• We bring innovation and unique “thinking
spaces” together to create sustainable
businesses
• We provide customized learning facilities and
opportunities to develop and pitch ideas to
panels of seasoned Entrepreneurs and CEOs
• We collaborate with you, then bring in additional
resource partners to help cultivate your ideas
into a real business opportunity.
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2. How are we unique?
thinkspace is the only full service
“Pre-incubation” Program that
supports pre-venture founders from
conception to marketplace
• We provide pre-venture space, as well as
fully leased office space
• We provide a cadre of
mentorship, resources, tools and
technology to enable the creation of
new, successful businesses
• We focus on clients in the
technology, healthcare, green
marketplace segments.
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3. Why are we the best?
Our Incubator Program has
been rated BEST in the country
• In 2010 we won International
Incubator of the Year award*
• We excel in moving companies from
startup to emerging, and from
emerging to stage two growth
development.
• We believe that our resources and
mentors enable us to be equally
successful in the pre-venture startup
phase.
* Awarded by the National Business Incubation Association
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4. About thinkspace
At thinkspace, pre-venture founders can:
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Earn up to $2,000 as a cash incentive for their
business
• Earn a no-cost one year lease for furnished office
space, when the venture is ready to launch
• Work with experienced Coaches to explore and
scope the business value proposition for their ideas
• Utilize unique, open collaborative work spaces to
accelerate high-impact ideas and problem solving
• Access custom tools and systems developed for
pre-venture business concepts
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5. thinkspace…Our Focus
Mentorship:
• We’re about building business from the start
• We tap into the wisdom and experience of others
• We learn from their stories of the hard
work, creativity and collaboration that fueled
their innovation.
Provide seasoned coaches and experts
from the following industries:
•
Technology
• Healthcare
• Green Energy
• Venture Funding
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6. thinkspace…offers
comprehensive services
Ideation
Mentoring
Consultation
Needs Assessment
Commercialization
Workshops and Seminars
Where ideas become businesses!
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7. Get involved with
thinkspace
Join us:
Entrepreneurs should call us, and
download an application at
www.bsecenter.net
Vote for us:
One Spark # 204592
Help us grow:
• Become a Sponsor or Donate
• Mentor or Volunteer
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• Call Jackie Perry at 904-265-4702
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