The MBIC Advantage

As the largest and most publicly funded business incubator in Utah, the MBIC has a number of advantages to help ensure our clients grow successfully.  Here are a few of these advantages:

Location Advantages

  • The offices are located in Sandy next to the I-15 and the South Town Mall, with plenty of restaurants, hotels, etc. to entertain and house your potential clients and potential investors.
  • The MBIC is also about 15-20 minutes from the airport and downtown SLC, but still near Utah County and two other of the biggest counties in Utah.

Facility Advantages

  • No deposits needed
  • Month-to-month lease, no long term lease required
  • No common area charges
  • Phone lines
  • Furnished
  • Workstations/cubicles
  • Lease amount of space and grow as needed
  • A 30,000 square-feet facility dedicated to helping businesses grow (15,000 for clients and 15,000 for professional support)
  • A professional grade facility
  • Reference Library
  • Security
  • Conference room and meeting spaces
  • Media Room
  • Office support center (with mailroom, printer, copier, fax machine, etc.)
  • Cafeteria
  • Conference room space
  • Classrooms
  • Training rooms
  • Access to a large conference center, trade show space, an auditorium, training rooms with computers, class rooms, etc.
  • A break room
  • Outside patio with tables and chairs

Technical Advantages

  • 100 MB connect to locale area network
  • 50 GB file server
  • 256K link to Internet
  • Virtual LAN for security
  • Intranet-type community shared with SLCC community
  • Private IP address for internet security
  • Access to shared network printer
  • Free support for SLCC used equipment
  • Phone lines and phones for purchase

Service Advantages

  • Flexible and service oriented staff
  • Janitorial services included in price
  • Shared receptionist
  • UPS/FedEx/USPS/Airborne pick-up and delivery,
  • Catering services available

Mentoring and Business Support Advantages

  • Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) in-house that to help with government contracting
  • Each client is assigned a business counselor
  • Small Business Development Center  (SBDC)  in-house
  • Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) in-house to help with manufacturing needs
  • International export/import professional assistance in-house
  • Corporate training programs in-house
  • Networking events
  • Business education programs and events
  • Professional Mentors (Accounting, legal, etc.)
  • Raising money counselor in-house
  • Access to successful business mentors in a variety of categories