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