{"id":125351,"date":"2022-01-12T14:50:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T19:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351//?p=125351"},"modified":"2022-01-13T10:50:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:50:48","slug":"ucf-business-incubation-program-starterstudio-open-new-downtown-entrepreneur-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351//ucf-business-incubation-program-starterstudio-open-new-downtown-entrepreneur-hub/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Business Incubation Program, StarterStudio Open New Downtown Entrepreneur Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"
To showcase the efforts of two organizations leading the region in diversifying its economy, the UCF Business Incubation Program/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/u2019s Downtown Innovation District and StarterStudio are moving to the center of Downtown Orlando./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/n
On Dec. 1, 2021 the programs will leave their Church Street Exchange space for a storefront property on Orange Avenue between Church Street and Pine Street. On Tuesday, a grand opening was held at the new location at 130 S. Orange Ave., the ground floor of the historic Kress Building. The 3,579-square-foot space currently includes a couple of office spaces but includes critical conference and meeting space for programming./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/u201cThere/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/u2019s an allure to being in the heart of downtown and for people being able to see the activity taking place as they pass by,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/u201d says Rob Panepinto, director, Innovation Districts Strategy and Partnerships and senior strategic advisor for Partnerships and Innovation at UCF. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/u201cPlus, a key in the space was its flexibility to accommodate not just the current environment of office space in downtown but quickly adjust to future needs of our businesses.”/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/n
The UCF Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high growth/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351//impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has provided vital business development resources resulting in over 300 local startup companies reaching their potential faster and graduating into the community where they continue to grow and positively impact the local economy./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125351/n