Innovation America Innovation America Accelerating the growth of the GLOBAL entrepreneurial innovation economy
Founded by Rich Bendis


Shamus Ian Fatzinger/ Fairfax County Times Bruce Mancinelli, senior vice president of operations and executive director of INC.spire. Since its founding in 1999, INC.spire has had a 96 percent success rate, graduating 45 of 47 businesses out of its program. In business, an incubator helps fledgling start-ups that were launched prematurity to land on their feet.

The concept of business incubation started more than three decades ago with entrepreneurs who sought help covering overhead costs. During those times, when the cost of technology was high, business owners would pool together to share the cost burden of fax machines, printers, computers and even office space.

To read the original article: FairfaxTimes.com: Incubation: The engine behind Fairfax’s start-ups