{"id":12,"date":"2026-06-18T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/innovation-incubator\/innovation-incubator\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:40:24","slug":"innovation-incubator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/innovation-incubator\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Incubator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center fb-columns-page-header is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-951621a4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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speak to your class about [IN] resources- either a brief introduction or a longer discussion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty can be hired as business mentors for small business owners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A place to refer students interested in starting their own businesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Requesting Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To receive services, email your business counselor or complete an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umich.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cI9JH0wRJwwe6BD\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umich.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cI9JH0wRJwwe6BD\">intake form<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umflint.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cI9JH0wRJwwe6BD\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend using&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hangouts.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Hangouts<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" 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