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incubation

incubation

1 5.3
A program that helps new companies with office space, advice, and investor contacts to grow
  • noun
  • /ˌɪŋkjʊˈbeɪʃən/
  • Jargon
translation icon : incubación de empresas
  • The startup progressed quickly during its incubation period, benefitting from expert mentoring and valuable resources.
  • business incubation
  • incubation centers
  • small business incubation

Examples

  • Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development, and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond.

    Blog text (2)

  • I take inspiration from women like Rima Shaban, who is a business skills trainer within infoDev's network of business incubation centers.

    Blog text (5)

  • Incubation is necessary for a quality product.

    Academic text (1993)

  • A very important component of the process is incubation.

    Academic text (1993)

  • That new business hope should not have this kind of bad publicity so early in its incubation.

    Blog text (25)

  • Analysis: Back in 1996, Bill Gross put together an incubation company for Internet start-ups.

    Blog text (6)

  • Greenius started out in 2009 as a feasibility study school requirement submitted by five students to a business incubation program in one of the Philippines' prestigious business universities.

    Academic text (2016)

  • At a recent SAP innovation conference discussing the company's work with startups, Jason Yotopolous, the executive vice president of global research and business incubation at SAP, said, "Innovation is a challenge within a big company."

    Blog text (9)

  • Many new entrepreneurs rely on incubation programs to develop their business ideas and connect with potential investors.

  • Our company has created an incubation space designed to foster innovation and support early-stage startups.

Synonyms

incubator
vsincubation
  • Jargon
18 3.9

A program that helps new companies grow by giving advice and space to work

is the service offered by the organization rather than the organization itself
accelerator
vsincubation
  • Jargon
9 5.5

A program that helps new companies grow quickly with advice and money

is the longer support program focusing on steady development rather than rapid scaling

Antonyms

neglect
100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

abandonment
26 3.6

Leaving someone or something and not coming back

Compounds

incubation period
  • Specialized
8 3.5

Time between becoming infected and showing symptoms

incubation period
  • Jargon
3.8

A time when people develop a new product or idea before public release

How Supportive

incubation
  • Jargon
1 5.3
accelerator
  • Jargon
9 5.5
mentorship
10 3.8
venture capitalist
  • Specialized
24 5.8
advice
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

incubation singular
incubations plural

Morphology

incubation = incubate (semi-transparent) = incubate + ion

The business sense is a metaphorical extension of 'incubate' (nurturing/developing startups) and thus somewhat inferable but not fully literal.

Etymology

Incubation comes from the Latin incubare, made of in- 'on' and cubare 'to lie down'. A helpful way to remember the business sense is to imagine a hen 'sitting on' eggs: an incubation program 'sits over' new companies, keeping them warm with help until they can grow.