e.Builders Forum

Sponsorship Prospectus

2024

Why we do what we do

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Who We Are

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InBIA is a global network of entrepreneurship support organizations (ESOs). Founded in 1985, InBIA is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with a global network of 1,000+ members and 400+ organizations in 30+countries.

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Who We Serve

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InBIA’s members are ESO practitioners,ecosystem builders and thought leaders in entrepreneurship ecosystems across the globe. They include leaders of incubators, accelerators, coworking spaces, university commercialization centers, government/economic development organizations, and other types of organizations that exist to support entrepreneurs.

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Why We Serve

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Entrepreneurship has a huge impact on the global economy as small businesses drive job creation in every region of the world. InBIA’s mission is “to empower ESOs by creating impactful community through comprehensive resources, training and thought leadership.”

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How We Serve

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InBIA fosters collaboration on a global scale between entrepreneurship ecosystem leaders through conferences, summits and online communities. We provide globally recognized thought leadership, research, education and accreditation based on best practices for building sustainable entrepreneurship centers and regional ecosystems. Most importantly, InBIA facilitates authentic connections, mentorship and peer-to-peer collaboration to enable members to sustainably serve entrepreneurs in communities around the world.

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We Make Sponsorships Work For You!

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Helping you achieve your goals

• Ability to extend your reach to a broader audience
• Targeted and meaningful interactions with prospects, decision makers and current clients
• Ability to increase revenue and grow your business

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Promoting your brand

• Global exposure to entrepreneur support practitioners and their clients
• Opportunity to increase credibility through thought leadership and support for entrepreneurship

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Leveraging great events

• Highly curated content and unprecedented access to experienced practitioners and thought leaders
• Multiple options to maximize face-to-face time with high-quality prospects
• Opportunity to stay abreast of industry drivers and key trends

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Partnering for success

• Staff support to optimize your connections to the InBIA community
• Ability to actively participate in the success of InBIA

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InBIA Events

InBIA event attendees support entrepreneurs, whether through business incubators, startup accelerators, university-based centers, coworking spaces, entrepreneurship ecosystem efforts, economic development, or other activities. 

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Incubators, accelerators, coworking spaces: 67%; Econ Dev: 6%; Academic: 6%; Policymakers: 6%

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Advance Leadership Summit, January 29, 2024 – Atlanta, GA

Designed for seasoned entrepreneur support professionals looking to take a deep dive on how to lead well through the opportunities and challenges facing the industry, this is an event to forge partnerships for research and development and engage in discussion to advance theory, policy and strategy for the practice.

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Reach: 50+ attendees Startups represented: 3,000+

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International Conference for Business Incubation, April 14-17, 2024 – San Antonio, TX

Our marquee event of the year, ICBI attracts participants from around the globe. For nearly four decades, ICBI has been bringing together the people who champion entrepreneurship around the globe to form connections, share ideas, gather resources and reinvigorate professional perspectives.

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Reach: 300+ attendees Startups represented: 20,000

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e.Builders Forum, October 22-24, 2024 - Kansas City, MO

InBIA’s e.Builders Forum features regional entrepreneurship ecosystems that are thriving, often in the midst of circumstances that make access to resources difficult. This event highlights successful strategies and creates space for ecosystem builders and entrepreneur support professionals to discuss how to improve their own programs and support their organization’s entrepreneurial missions. This year InBIA is collaborating with other innovation-focused organizations, SourceLink, Third Eye Network, and KC SourceLink.

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Reach: 150+ attendees Startups represented: 6,000

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Atlanta, GA

Kansas City, MO

San Antonio, TX

e.Builders Forum – October 22-24, 2024, Kansas City, MO

Participation

Brand Visibility

InBIA Leadership

“Entrepreneurship and innovation are the foundation of economic vitality...Alabama Power recognizes that and is committed to helping create that foundation, and building on it, by encouraging and supporting the growth of the innovation economy.”

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-Todd Rath, Director of Marketing Strategy, Intelligence and Programs, Alabama Power, Sponsor of 2017 e.Builders Forum in Birmingham, AL

Lindsay Schuenke, Director of Content

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Since 2004, Lindsay has focused on coordinating content and details for events, including the annual conference, e.Builders Forum and the advanced summit. She was involved in the inception and launch of the Entrepreneurship Center Management Certificate Program and has helped plan more than 15 annual conferences as well as dozens of smaller events. Over the years, Lindsay has managed hundreds of speakers, written thousands of session and course descriptions, managed dozens of tours, and been involved with countless other aspects of planning and executing the conferences and other events.

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Charles Ross, President and CEO

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Over the past 17 years, Charles has worked with communities of various shapes and sizes to build and sustain vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems. Charles joined InBIA as a member in 2006, was elected to its Board of Directors in 2011 and served as Chair in 2017. In 2018, Charles joined the staff as Interim President and CEO and President and became President and CEO in 2021. Before joining the InBIA management team, Charles was responsible for driving economic impact for local communities through senior leadership positions at Kennesaw State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Steve DeBretto, Chair of the Board of Directors

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Steve serves as Chair of the InBIA Board of Directors and the executive director of the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, an economic development organization that sponsors Make City (formerly the Fulton-Carroll Center Business Incubator), a light industrial mixed-use incubator, and The Hatchery, a food and beverage manufacturing center; ICNC also houses two SBDCs in its facilities. Steve has been an InBIA member since 2012.

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Sponsorship Authorization

Upon receipt of your signed agreement, InBIA will send you a confirmation and invoice via email to the contact provided below. Payments are accepted via credit card or company check.

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By signing below, you agree to all the terms and conditions stated in this sponsorship agreement. The undersigned is fully authorized to commit to this sponsorship and all the terms and conditions.

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