Abstract The University of St. Francis’s College of Business and Health Administration operates a campus business incubator for student and community entrepreneurs. The business incubator is an innovative use of space that supports the economic development of the region and entrepreneurial education that includes for-credit and non-credit programming. Incubator programs are not a new concept, but they continue to provide universities a way to connect with businesses in their communities. St. Francis’s program is in its infancy, having opened in 2014, but it provides a model that is contributing value to the small business members utilizing the program, value to regional economic development, and value to the university and its students. This article is a case study of the formation of an incubator program and a general review of initial research questions. The case study is offered as a model for other universities to duplicate in their academic or continuing education units.

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为学生和社区企业家建立基于大学的商业孵化器：案例研究

摘要 圣弗朗西斯大学商业与健康管理学院为学生和社区企业家运营着一个校园企业孵化器。企业孵化器是对空间的创新利用，支持该地区的经济发展和创业教育，包括信贷和非信贷计划。孵化器计划并不是一个新概念，但它们继续为大学提供一种与社区中的企业建立联系的方式。圣弗朗西斯的计划尚处于起步阶段，于 2014 年开放，但它提供了一种模式，可以为利用该计划的小企业成员、区域经济发展的价值以及大学及其学生的价值做出贡献。本文是孵化器项目形成的案例研究和初步研究问题的总体回顾。该案例研究是其他大学在其学术或继续教育单元中复制的模型。