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Required Reading List for Entrepreneurs

I work with entrepreneurs every day. Over the last ten years I have coached, mentored, and counseled hundreds of entrepreneurs, from a...

Business Incubator vs. Accelerator--What's the Diff?

I am often asked what the difference is between a business incubator and a business accelerator. Until recently, the term "accelerator"...

Proving Effectiveness

The last best practice quality of a good business incubator is that it is dedicated to proving that its programs are relevant and add...

Client Graduation--Move 'Em Out!

What is the ultimate goal of a business incubator program? To move successful clients out of the incubator and into the local economy. ...

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Hello & Welcome

I am the Assistant Dean of the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) Innovation Center. As the director of the Innovation Center, I manage the activities related to business incubation, co-working, and the Business Accelerator Fund.

I am an entrepreneurial junkie, loving anything pertaining to commercialization, startups, crowdfunding, business incubation/acceleration, and angel/venture capital. I'm also a huge social media fan and frequently post on Twitter as @scochrane. Occasionally, I like to blog about my observations, which you can read about here on my site.