What is the NBIA?

The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. Each year, it provides thousands of professionals with information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1985, NBIA is the world’s oldest and largest incubation industry organization. As an “umbrella” organization, NBIA serves and advocates for all segments of the industry, ranging from high-technology and industrial incubators to special-focus and for-profit incubators.