Membership
Member Benefits
When you join The Wisconsin Business Incubation Support Association, you join a group of professionals statewide who provide support to today’s most exciting new businesses. WBISA services prepare you to help start-up businesses build their strength and value.
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A few our our membership benefits include:
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Collaborative Community: Share learning opportunities, networks, resources, grant opportunities, and best practices
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Peer Support: Network and share advise through our private members-only Facebook Group
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Business Referrals: Network online as well as at quarterly membership meetings and the annual conference.
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Professional Development: Your source for best practices for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial support organizations.
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Knowledge and Resources Exchange: Members have access to the experiences and ideas of other members.
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Member Discounts: Member discounts apply on all association sponsored publications and conferences.
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Our members not only receive a personal benefit, but also provide economic development for their local community:
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Job Creation Value: For every $1.00 of public subsidy for the incubator, clients and graduates generate about $45.00 in local tax revenue.
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Keep Them at Home: Clients and graduates of incubators stay in their communities and create new jobs at a cost of about $1,100.00 vs. traditional new job creation activities that often cost more than $10,000.00 each.
“The strength of the WBISA is the collective experience and the shared vision to strengthen business incubation as a major contributor to economic diversification throughout the state. The support I’ve received from my WBISA colleagues has had a major impact on our program
and facility.”
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Teresa Fellner
Former President | Gateway Technical College iMET Center
Our Goals
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To provide a central point for information, communications, and the exchange of ideas for incubator managers/staff.
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To facilitate the forum for mutually supportive business incubation for its members.
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To establish linkages with other community and economic development organizations.
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To serve as the “go-to” organization for business incubation among our members, prospective members and other users of WBISA’s services.
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To build broader awareness of the organization and attract new members.
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To promote information & idea exchange among members.
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To develop synergy among business incubation clients across the state of Wisconsin