BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROGRAM
The Program
The second floor of the Scranton Enterprise Center (SEC) houses a business incubator.
Business incubators nurture young firms, helping them to survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable. The SEC provides a number of services to enhance the development of young firms. These services include hands-on management assistance, access to financing, intensive mentoring programs and networking opportunities.
The SEC’s business incubator tenants have access to shared office services, equipment, conference rooms, flexible leases, and expandable office space. These services coupled with professional management will stimulate the growth and development of new business ventures in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Space Available for Lease
Floor Plan – Click to Download PDF
Services Provided
Clerical and administrative services
- On-site receptionist
- Photocopying and postage equipment
- Shared high speed internet connection
- Janitorial, security and maintenance services
- Publication and library services
- Audio and visual equipment
Assistance with business development activities
- Training
- Mentoring
- One-on-one counseling
Seminars and workshops
- Various topics on an on-going basis
Shared Use Spaces
The seminar and conference rooms are available to all Business Incubator tenants on a first come, first served basis.
Seminar Room - 21.5' x 28'
Conference Room - 13' x 23'
Shared kitchenette with vending machines
Copy/Fax/Mail Room
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Program Application
When a business is interested in locating in the Scranton Enterprise Center business incubator they should contact Aaron Whitney at 570-342-7711. Each business is required to complete an application form and submit a thorough business plan and financial information for at least 2 years. The application and business plan information are reviewed by a committee and either approved or denied. If approved, the business is then provided a lease for the space.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is a business incubator?
Business incubators nurture young firms, helping them to survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable. The SEC provides a number of services to enhance the development of young firms. These services include hands-on management assistance, access to financing, intensive mentoring programs and networking opportunities.
The SEC’s business incubator tenants have access to shared office services, equipment, conference rooms, flexible leases, and expandable office space. These services coupled with professional management will stimulate the growth and development of new business ventures in northeastern Pennsylvania.
What is the process to locate within the business incubator?
When a business is interested in locating in the Scranton Enterprise Center business incubator they should contact Aaron Whitney at 570-342-7711. Each business is required to complete an application form and submit a thorough business plan and financial information for at least 2 years. The application and business plan information are reviewed by a committee and either approved or denied. If approved, the business is then provided a lease for the space.
What is the advantage of locating within the business incubator?
There are many ways that a small business can benefit from locating within a business incubator. First, by sharing common costs associated with a running a business, the Business Incubator reduces the occupancy expenses for the business and therefore, the business has additional capital to utilize for development purposes.
Secondly, the business will have access to several business development tools such as networking opportunities, mentoring programs and financial assistance. The business environment created by a business incubator is one that is conducive to the growth of businesses and the entrepreneurs who run them.
What is the term of the lease in the business incubator?
The term for tenants leasing space within the business incubator is twelve months. The business can be approved for additional twelve month terms not to exceed sixty months.
Current Tenants
Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute
Founded in September of 2003, The Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute (NPTI) exists to facilitate collaboration and technology transfer among the region’s fourteen colleges and universities, and to serve as the nexus for innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship by leveraging the capital and talent that exists in academia, business, and government.
NPTI is the capstone organization created as a result of the 1999 Battelle Report, a Technology Strategy for Northeastern Pennsylvania. The report encouraged the region to build an innovative, knowledge-based and technology-focused economy by harnessing the intellectual capital and energy from within our institutes of higher education.
NPTI manages the Keystone Innovation Zone for Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties and coordinates the Great Valley Technology Alliance’s annual collegiate Business Plan Competition
and Entrepreneurship Institute.
Contact Information:
Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute (NPTI)
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Ave.
Suite 211
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: (570) 341-8099
FX: (570) 408-9812
E-Mail: tluciani@greatvalleyalliance.com
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania links early-stage technology firms and established manufacturers with funding, people, technology, universities and other resources to help them prosper. In the process, we fuel economic growth for northeastern Pennsylvania.
Our mission is to boost the economy of our region with new and retained jobs, new technology companies, and established manufacturers that are more competitive. We provide early-stage technology firms and established manufacturers with funding, networking opportunities, and technical and business expertise. The program has been recognized and modeled nationally and internationally.
Our success is measured based on the commercial success that our clients achieve as a direct result of our assistance. Ben Franklin enterprise developers work with early-stage firms and established companies to enhance their entire way of doing business. Typical investments range from $30,000 to $150,000 per year for up to three years.
Serving a 21-county area, Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and is funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority.
Contact Information:
Northeast PA Regional Office:
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern PA
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Ave.
Suite 219
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: (610) 849-9090
FX: (610) 849-0284
E-Mail: kokrepkie@nep.benfranklin.org
Iron Tree Networks, Inc.
Iron-Tree specializes in providing voice and data networking services and products to small and medium sized businesses as well as educational institutions.
Whether your IT staff needs occasional expert advice or you need a 24/7 IT support system, Iron-Tree Data can tailor a solution to fit your needs.
Contact Information:
Iron-Tree Data Networks
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Ave.
Suite 223 and 224
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570.558.9300
E-Mail: ckornutiak@irontreedata.com
BlackOut Design, Inc.
BlackOut Design is an interactive agency that blends emerging technologies with traditional media to produce focused, innovative campaigns. We offer all the resources of a full-service ad agency paired with deep experience in integrating online marketing to provide instantly assessable outcomes. BlackOut will grow your business with our portfolio of design and technology solutions individually tailored to generate the maximum return on investment and to optimize your position in the marketplace.
BlackOut offers all of the services of a traditional advertising agency together with expertise in Web 2.0 and new media solutions. We staff a diverse team of design and development professionals whose backgrounds reflect a wide-ranging mix of technology, art, and business growth processes. BlackOut’s services are tailored to meet the individual needs of each client and to provide maximum return on investment with measurable outcomes.
Our services include: Traditional and Online Design, Branding/Identity, Illustration, Social Media Management, eCommerce, Blogs, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Assessments, Traffic Development, Pay-Per-Click Management and Content Management.
Contact Information:
Jack Reager, President
BlackOut Design, Inc.
201 Lackawanna Avenue
Suite #228
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570-341-3466
E-Mail: info@blackout-design.com
TMG Health
TMG Health is a healthcare Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company whose primary focus is on the Medicare and Medicaid market. TMG provides operational outsourcing solutions and information systems for health plans, providers and insurers. TMG can offer a complete turnkey solution to reduce a plan’s capital investment and operational costs with our plan management services and our state-of-the-art Facets® managed care information, medical management and claims processing systems.
Contact Information:
TMG Health
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Ave.
2nd Floor
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570-344-9237
FX: 570-344-9225
Geisinger Ventures
Geisinger Ventures nurtures innovative ideas, licenses and brings to market intellectual property, and catalyzes growth of Geisinger’s for-profit companies. Capital generated is invested in the health system’s core, mission-based programs.
Contact Information:
Geisinger Ventures
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Ave.
Suite 212
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570-214-9285
SCORE
SCORE® is the most recognized and utilized supplier of counseling and mentoring services for America’s small businesses. SCORE® provides professional guidance to maximize the success of existing and emerging small businesses.
Contact Information:
Score 703 Scranton PA
Scranton Enterprise Center
Suite 216
201 Lackawanna Ave.
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570.851.1608
E-Mail: scorescranton@yahoo.com
Customer For Life
Customer For Life is a marketing and technology company that enables sales. They help organizations of all sizes become more efficient and profitable. Customers include Fortune 500 companies and mid-size organizations like yours. Their systems quickly identify opportunities then effectively manage them. Simply, Customer For Life helps its clients sell more products and services.
Customer For Life
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Ave.
Suite 221
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570-972-0405
FX: 775-242-4051
E-Mail: sales@customerforlife.com
Lackawanna County Workforce Investment Board
The Lackawanna County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) is a non-profit Board of dedicated business men and women and community leaders that serves as a conduit for information and communication among stakeholders, promoting economic growth through strategic investment and leveraging of resources to increase career advancement opportunities and the competitive advantage of businesses in Lackawanna County and all of Northeastern PA. The Board promotes a comprehensive and structurally sound workforce development system through human capital development, capacity building, and operational effectiveness.
Contact Information:
Virginia H. Turano
Executive Director
Lackawanna County Workforce Investment Board
201 Lackawanna Avenue Suite 215
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570-342-3649
FX: 570-346-7014
TAI Software, Inc.
Tidgewell Associates, Inc. offers customized data, software and systems integration services and products that provide a comprehensive solution to your data and software needs, while minimizing costly software and hardware investments and the cost of personnel infrastructure. Our data services and software products are well suited for both private and public, health and human services organizations as well as any small to medium sized business. Our products and services provide organizations with an efficient means of collecting, storing, analyzing and reporting data.
Contact Information
Tidgewell Associates, Inc.
201 Lackawanna Avenue
Suite 217
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: (570) 504-8636
FX: (570) 504-5663
E-Mail: tgattens@taisoftware.com
Nearbid.com
Nearbid.com LLC facilitates improvement in the efficiency and overall quality, as well as reduction in the monetary, frictional, and “vendor sourcing” costs, of workflow.
Contact Information:
Nearbid.com LLC
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Avenue
Suite 214
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570-969 - 9268
E-mail: mailer7@yahoo.com
EcoIndustrial, LLC
EcoIndustrial, LLC was founded for the purpose of providing Northeastern/Central Pa businesses with Corrugate, Packaging & Janitorial/Sanitation products and services utilizing a web based platform. We will have an emphasis on developing an E-Commerce business platform and web based ordering system to our customer base. We will offer eco-friendly products that will be environmentally friendly to include products that will be green seal certified, solvent-free and or bio-degradable.
- Reduce handling cost related to paper flows
- Paperless Logistics Supply Chain to customers:
- Bills of Ladings, Packing Lists, Quoting & Invoicing, etc.
- Faster transaction processing
- Closed-loop process monitoring in workflow
- Better access to historical data
- Transform documents into electronic messages
- Seamlessly integrated with backoffice systems
- Inclusion in workflow with APS – Advanced Planning & Scheduling
- E-Archiving capabilities
- Eliminating all paperflows from the Supply Chain
- Avoid manual re-entry of data in systems
- E-Planning – Inbound/Outbound Logistics Planning
Contact Information:
EcoIndustrial, LLC
201 Lackawanna Avenue
Suite 220
Scranton, PA 18503
PH: 570-342-3490
FX: 570-342-3492
E-mail:Mccormack.sean@comcast.net
Kuhcoon
Kuhcoon is a Social Media as a Service (SMaS) platform. Our mission is to provide business owners with an extraordinary social media community. We help brands create valuable social media communities by providing them with data-driven strategies and content schedules which increase fan engagement and brand sentiment. When done correctly, social media marketing will increase overall positive sentiment focused on your brand, increase brand awareness, and drive sales to your business.
We offer full social media community management, custom content strategies, page optimization, Facebook advertising optimization, and insight analysis.
Kuhcoon,LLC
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Ave
Suite 225
Scranton,PA 18503
PH: 570-780-3644
email: press@kuhcoon.com
Global Exercise Group
The Global Exercise Group is an Internet-based lower-back health exercise education company focused on helping individuals suffering from lower-back pain by using a holistic approach.
Our patient-focused exercise education videos will be available through our website when we launch during the early Fall of 2012.
Watch for our exciting announcement! If you want to get started early, follow us on Twitter @globalexercise or in Spanish @ejercicioglobal.
Contact Information:
Christian Miles, CPT, CPA, MBA
President, Global Exercise Group, LLC
The Scranton Enterprise Center
201 Lackawanna Avenue, Suite 200
Scranton, PA 18503