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Minnesota's remarkable combination of key business factors like easy market access, affordable and reliable energy, available capital, highly educated labor force and advanced telecommunications, make the state an ideal place for industries to succeed. The publications at the site below provide a glimpse into economic development topics that help explain Minnesota’s dynamic economy and proven record of economic achievement.

http://www.deed.state.mn.us/facts/intelligence.htm

Go to the following websites regarding Incubators in Minnesota

http://www.deed.state.mn.us/bizdev/PDFs/incubators.pdf

http://www.smallbusinessnotes.com/incubation/usincubation/minnesota.html

http://www.gaebler.com/Minnesota-small-business-incubators.htm

Business incubators are frequently mentioned as a potentially important component of start-up success and integral to a growing economy.

The term “business incubator” describes a variety of methods that are used in economic development to nurture new, small businesses. In general, incubators are intended to provide new firms with the supportive network necessary to increase their probability of survival during the crucial early years when they are most vulnerable.

Some proponents of business incubators suggest that an organized system of incubators is necessary to jump-start economic activities. Other proponents suggest that there is a shortage of ideas rather than resources, and that incubators sponsored by local groups (whether non-profit or for-profit) can meet the needs of the state’s budding entrepreneurs.  Finally, there are those who believe that business incubators are a flawed approach to business development that add little value and divert resources from other economic development opportunities.