{"id":14033,"date":"2010-06-25T16:23:55","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T20:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=14033"},"modified":"2010-06-25T16:23:55","modified_gmt":"2010-06-25T20:23:55","slug":"osceola-partners-prepare-for-ucfs-8th-incubator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/osceola-partners-prepare-for-ucfs-8th-incubator\/","title":{"rendered":"Osceola Partners Prepare for UCF&#039;s 8th Incubator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2010\/06\/kissin.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium img-fluid wp-image-14032 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2010\/06\/kissin-300x200.jpg\" alt><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium img-fluid wp-image-14032  lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2010\/06\/kissin-300x200.jpg\"><\/a> Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee and UCF Business Incubation Program officials participated in the ground  breaking of the UCF Business Incubator-Kissimmee on Thursday, June 24.<\/p>\n<p>UCF partnered with Osceola County, the city of Kissimmee and Kissimmee&#8217;s  Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on the facility that will offer support  services to help start-up companies accelerate their growth and generate jobs in  downtown Kissimmee. &#8220;This incubator highlights everything that is making  downtown Kissimmee a must-visit destination,&#8221; said  County Commission Vice Chairman Brandon Arrington, whose district includes the  incubator.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just around the corner there will be a SunRail stop to help connect  us with the rest of the region. Simply put, this incubator delivers on all the  planning that has been going on locally and regionally for a number of years to  link jobs and transportation in our urban core,&#8221; added Arrington.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is  a win-win situation for the City as we partner with UCF and Osceola County. The City is committed to  reviving the downtown and attracting more enterprises, such as the UCF  Incubator,&#8221; said Kissimmee Mayor Jim Swan.<\/p>\n<p>The city  and county are making matching contributions totaling $405,000 each for three years. Additionally, onetime payments are being made by  the City for $57,000 and $183,000 from the  CRA for the facility&#8217;s build out.  The incubator will be  managed by UCF.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon Hogan, director of  operations for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said the new 8,000 square  foot facility to be built out on the fourth floor of the City Centre Kissimmee  will open in September with office and administration space for promising  enterprises selected to join the UCF Business Incubation  Program.<\/p>\n<p>Research  has shown that 87 percent of incubator graduates are still in business five  years after graduating from an incubation program, said UCF&#8217;s Business  Incubation Program Founder\/Executive Director Tom O&#8217;Neal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee and UCF Business Incubation Program officials participated in the ground breaking of the UCF Business Incubator-Kissimmee on Thursday, June 24. 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