Best Business Incubator of 2011: TechColumbus

Business incubators give startups the opportunity to launch their ideas with less risk and fewer up-front expenses. They can provide funding, physical space, expert advisers and several amenities.

According to your votes, TechColumbus −which not only provides business incubation services to tech startups, but also plays a role in the success of other incubators, business accelerators and programs like the 1492 program, INC@8000 and the 10 Xelerator− is the best business incubator of 2011. This year, TechColumbus helped raise the bar on innovation capital in Central Ohio, and invested heavily in local startups, including Acceptd and nChannel.

The Top 5 Business Incubators of 2011:

1. TechColumbus
2. ECDI
3. The Founders Factory
4. The CBA Incubator
5. The Dublin Entrepreneurial Center