The CUBE: Norman Smith and Ky Good on Business Incubation and Excelleration 081515

www.TheCubeatMidtown.com www.SageIntl.com www.CBENNV.com The Center for Unique Business Enterprises AKA The “CUBE” is a Reno Nevada based Startup Accelerator, Business Incubator, and Startup Community Center. Norman Smith, Director of Mentoring and Investor Relations for The Cube has 30 years executive management experience specializing in startups and cutting edge innovations in retail, technology, manufacturing, and international business development. He founded 9 successful startups and raised over $250 million in startup funding taking their annual revenue from startup to over $100 million. Ky Good, Director of Academic & Community Relations co-founded the CUBE in 2006 with a vision to establish an Incubator in Northern Nevada to help bridge the “gap” between entrepreneurs and industry and contribute to bringing start-up companies into the region. In 2003, Ky co-founded iN3 Partners, which is an on-going business development and consulting firm that focuses at working with entrepreneurs and early stage growth companies. Business incubators offer low-cost space, shared equipment, and the comradeship of fellow entrepreneurs. An incubator usually houses about a dozen tenants, who stay two to three years, then 'graduate' to commercial space. At their best, incubators help new firms create jobs and revive communities. Indeed, statistics indicate that incubator firms have a significantly greater chance of survival than do other start-up businesses. www.CheriHillShow.com