How Corporate Incubators and Accelerators Work (Infographic)

By Entrepreneur Staff | Oct 01, 2013

Entrepreneurs looking to bring their ideas to market are finding powerful allies in major corporations’ incubator and accelerator programs. Here’s a look at how they work.

Enlarge Image +

Entrepreneurs looking to bring their ideas to market are finding powerful allies in major corporations’ incubator and accelerator programs. Here’s a look at how they work.

Enlarge Image +

Latest

Related Content

Building a Business

I Quit My High-Powered Banking Job to Chase a Different Version of the American Dream — Now I’ve Helped 80,000+ Do the Same

I walked away from my career at Goldman Sachs to find fulfillment. I found my calling helping others build their dreams.

By John Hu

Building a Business

This Dad’s Side Hustle Led to $80 Million a Year: ‘My Only Startup Costs Were a Laptop and Internet’

Ted Raad, 37, drew on his negotiation skills to start a business.

By Amanda Breen

Business Ideas

How ‘Hidden Entrepreneurs’ Are Quietly Revolutionizing Real Estate, One Building at a Time

Discover why some of the most impactful entrepreneurs don't have "founder" titles, but are already on your payroll.

By Cyrus Claffey

Building a Business

Your Office Space Tells Employees How Much You Value Them. Here’s How to Ensure It’s Making the Right Statement.

Here's how intentional office design boosts productivity, removes friction, strengthens culture and quietly communicates forward-thinking leadership.

By Arpit Jain

Tech

Why Testing AI for Safety Is Necessary — But Still Not Enough

After years of watching smart teams mistake sampling for safety, I no longer ask how many AI tests we ran, only which failures we have made impossible by design.

By Neel Somani

Business Branding

4 Personal Branding Trends for Gen X CEOs in 2026

Gen X CEOs who win at personal branding are moving away from generic, AI-written visibility toward a strategic approach that prioritizes depth, intention, trust and quality over volume.

By Marina Byezhanova

How Corporate Incubators and Accelerators Work (Infographic)

Latest

How ‘Hidden Entrepreneurs’ Are Quietly Revolutionizing Real Estate, One Building at a Time

CEO of The World’s Largest Investment Firm Managing $14 Trillion Says You Haven’t Saved Enough for Retirement: ‘No One Is Close’

6 in 10 People Regret Their Careers — and This Legendary Investor Spent a Decade Finding the Fix

Related Content

I Quit My High-Powered Banking Job to Chase a Different Version of the American Dream — Now I’ve Helped 80,000+ Do the Same

This Dad’s Side Hustle Led to $80 Million a Year: ‘My Only Startup Costs Were a Laptop and Internet’

How ‘Hidden Entrepreneurs’ Are Quietly Revolutionizing Real Estate, One Building at a Time

Your Office Space Tells Employees How Much You Value Them. Here’s How to Ensure It’s Making the Right Statement.

Why Testing AI for Safety Is Necessary — But Still Not Enough

4 Personal Branding Trends for Gen X CEOs in 2026