Business incubator setup varies but it's an extremely low cost way to start your arts and crafts business. Many are around $100 per month, providing you with studio space, access to office equipment, conference rooms and maybe even a receptionist to greet clients and answer your business telephone line. In addition, mentors offered seasoned business advice and in many regards kept members of the program moving forward by giving us action items to complete by certain dates.
I've found some additional resources for arts and crafts business incubators in addition to my original article on the subject of arts and crafts business incubators:
Also, if you live in the DC/Silver Springs, MD area, check out Pyramid Atlantic Art Center which rents arts and crafts equipment/studio space by the hour.
Image of Pyramid Atlantic Art Center - © Maire Loughran
How can I find out if a Business Incubator is located in Indiana? I’m interested in opening a business that provides the tools needed for create cloth art dolls. I did research in this state and found that there are plenty of ceramic doll suppliers but none for the cloth art doll.
Thank you for your time.
Here’s one possible resource:
http://www.buzgate.org/8.0/in/fh_incubators.html?cb=ibm
Also try doing a google search using the key phrase ‘business incubators in indiana’