Entrepreneurial Business Incubation

HCBC Client testimonials

Here is a Video Testimonial from Austin Allison of dotloop who has grown to be a market leader in the real estate information technology space! We are proud of dotloop's success and we are excited that Austin has shared this video with us!

Click here to watch the video testimonial from dotloop's Austin Allison

Here is a testimonial about HCBC from one of our many graduates...

"As a young entrepreneur, I was eager to make my business thrive; however lacked the wisdom and connections to do so. Upon looking for space to start my business, I came across Hamilton County Business Center (HCBC).

HCBC is a business incubator focused on the technology industry; however, my business was a national consulting company. Even though I was not their typical client / tenant, I was met with great support because of my ambition to grow jobs and expand locally, regionally and nationally.

HCBC was an obvious location for me to start and grow my business. HCBC has great facilities, is centrally located in the city and is the right price for a start up; however, it was the vast network and support that HCBC offers that has aided me in my professional growth as a CEO and helped my business grow as expected. HCBC offers so much support for small business such as mentors from proven business leaders, seminars about trends / best practices and a strong network of professionals that truly want to support small business growth.

I have recently graduated from HCBC and my business is thriving. The skills, insight and direction that I have gained from HCBC, their staff and contacts have helped me grow into a business leader well beyond what I would have been without their presence. I can honestly say that without the support of HCBC my business would not be as successful as it is today."

- John McCarthy, Owner of AGI Management

Comments about SoundingBoard from a recent participant

"SoundingBoard was a great opportunity to share our business with a wide variety of business leaders in Cincinnati and receive direct, immediate feedback on our presentation. I'm know the feedback will help us to better hone our message as we enter into our next round of fundraising efforts."

- Michael Wohlschlaeger of Pingage

Positive words from current client, Steve Wolf of Applied Decision Science:

Question from SoapBox - "What local resources did you take advantage of and how did they help?"

Probably the most critical resource was the Hamilton County Business Development Center, in Norwood. Their purpose is to help nurture new businesses like Applied Decision Science and grow them into organizations that can flourish and eventually help add jobs in the region.

Beyond offering inexpensive office space, meeting rooms, mentoring and other amenities, they also offer access to other small businesses that likely are facing similar challenges. Being able to walk across the hall to chat with another small-business owner to share problems and offer potential solutions is a tremendous value.

- Steve Wolf, Applied Decision Science