Incubators & Accelerators
Incubators
Spark
A goal to strengthen and grow Holyoke’s economy from within, SPARK helps underrepresented residents tap into their potential to create business and social ventures in the city and region.
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MGHPCC
A center for computationally intensive research for modern science and engineering environments.
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Orange Innovation Center
The Orange Innovation Center is driven to progressive new methods of energy and resource utilization. OIC recognizes that, as a nation we are endowed with not only the fundamental skills to physically support “green” technologies but also forward-thinking rural development even in recession-riddled times. OIC provided adequate space to do so and staff will assist qualifying tenants with grants, planning, and management.
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Valley Venture Mentors
The mentorship program unites carefully selected startups with high quality business mentors at a structured monthly pitch and planning session. Star-up flow comes from area colleges and universities, angel and venture groups, local communities, and entrepreneurial clusters in New York City, Boston, and Cambridge. Ventures enter the program with ideas and the beginnings of a business plan. They emerge with solid go to market strategies and key connections to expert advisors.
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TechSpring (Baystate Health Technology Innovation Center)
TechSpring is an independent, not-for-profit organization affiliated with Baystate Health. Their mission is accelerate innovation in healthcare informatics and technology, and build a vibrant innovation community of technologists and healthcare professionals in Springfield, working together to solve the very real challenges of healthcare today. TechSpring can provide offices for private and co-working use, opportunity for feedback from focus groups, and access to high function analytical tools for healthcare big data.
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The Business Growth Center
The Business Growth Center provides office space for nearly 30 businesses and organizations that collaborate, network and develop best practices together under our large roof. And in working with hundreds of businesses annually – with a specialty in the regional clean energy cluster – we are supported by various partners and sponsors – some of whom are also tenants of Springfield Technology Park.
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UMass Innovation Institute
The UMass Innovation Institute is the single point of entry to the university for any academic-industry projects. The innovation institute will link you to the right people within the university, bridging the gap between research being done at UMass to downstream technology development needs of your organization. By doing your research through UMass you will have access to top notch faculty researchers and valuable laboratory facilities.
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Accelerators
Valley Venture Mentors Accelerator
Valley Venture Mentors Accelerator, is a nonprofit accelerator program born out of Valley Venture Mentors based in Springfield, MA. VVM Accelerator is funded by generous grants from MassMutual and the Governor’s office with the mission to further entrepreneurialism and innovation. This program focuses on educating startups so they are investment ready. Participants of the program receive office space, mentorship and rigorous training through weekly workshops, and monthly boot camps. Upon graduation of the four-month program, participants can receive up to $50,000 in grants.
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Kayon Accelerator
Located at AmherstWorks on Amity Street in downtown Amherst, MA, the Kayon Accelerator provides participants with an intense four-month program with the goals of helping early-stage companies’ progress rapidly with exciting, viable, venture-scalable businesses.
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