NBIA is proud to present the 1994 NBIA Awards Program winners. The clients,
graduates and incubation programs celebrated here exemplify the best of
the industry.
1994
Incubator of the Year
The Incubator of the Year award honors exemplary NBIA member incubation programs.
To qualify for the award, an incubator must have on-site management, provide
a full range of business development services and must have a policy that provides
for graduating companies.
From the Incubator of the Year finalists, NBIA recognizes one
incubator as the Randall M. Whaley Incubator
of the Year. This award, which recognizes overall excellence
in business incubation programs, is dedicated to the memory of
Dr. Whaley, NBIA's chairman of the board from 1985-88. The Friends
of the University City Science Center, comprising prominent Philadelphia
business people and academics who worked with Dr. Whaley, endow
this award.
And the winners are ...
1994
Client of the Year
The Client of the Year award recognizes outstanding client companies
of NBIA member incubation programs. An incubator client may be an on-site
company or one that receives full incubation services through an affiliates
(outreach) program. A company that has participated only in a stand-alone
program (microloan borrower, seminar open to public, etc.) is not eligible.
And the winners are ...
1994
Graduate of the Year
The Graduate of the Year award recognizes
companies that are successful by anyone's measures. An incubator "graduate" company
has met an incubation program's specified exit criteria. It may have
been an on-site client or company that received full incubation services
through the incubator's affiliates (outreach) program. A candidate
may
now be an anchor tenant that resides in the incubator but has ceased
to use incubator business development services.
And the winners are ...
