WHAT IS RISE

RISE – the Regional Incubator for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship is a comprehensive resource hub that offers assistance across the entire business development continuum.

The objective of RISE is to grow jobs and spearhead economic development by linking business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to regional service providers with expertise in business start-up, development and acceleration.

RISE offers assistance free of charge across the entire business development continuum including, but not limited to:

• Viability analysis
• Business plan development
• Environmental analysis
• Access to capital
• Sales and marketing support
• Employee training and development
• Supply chain management

HOW DOES RISE PROVIDE SERVICES?

The role of RISE is to provide free linkage to existing service providers and to offer direct support to fill the gaps for services not currently offered by those providers.

Direct support is provided through RISE advisors.  The advisor core includes seasoned entrepreneurs and business executives and respected BGSU academicians.  Their combined experience includes leading organizations in sales, marketing, business development, technology, engineering, materials and distribution, quality control, strategic development, consulting and business development.

Rather than reinvent services currently offered within Northern Ohio, through relationships with education, government, commerce, and a network of providers, RISE offers a variety of options to entrepreneurs and companies to accelerate growth.

A UNIQUE APPROACH 

RISE's unique approach is to provide the ability to take any business, regardless of the technology or industry, and focus specifically on the business development process helping to bring clarity and understanding to the entrepreneur.  In so doing, many more ideas, companies, and people at any stage of enterprise development have a place to go for assessment, advice, and direction.