February 27, 2007
[LSU
NEWS]
The Louisiana Business and Technology Center at LSU’s E. J. Ourso
College of Business was recently named a finalist for the National Business
Incubation Association’s 2007 Incubator Innovation Award.
The prestigious award will be presented to the winning finalist at NBIA’s
21 International Conference on Business Incubation. An awards program luncheon
will be held during the conference to recognize and honor the winning incubator.
The NBIA Incubation Awards Program is held every year to showcase excellence
in the business incubation industry. The awards luncheon ceremony will
be held Tuesday, April 3 at 12:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel
in Seattle, Wa.
The winner will also receive a $250 check and will also be showcased
in the NBIA newsletter.
“The LBTC at LSU has been on the leading edge of innovation for business
incubators since our inception in 1988. It is exiting to see our latest
innovation – the “Incubator
on Wheels” recognized by the national association that represents over
1000 incubator programs worldwide. The Mobile Classroom allows the
LBTC and LSU to offer business counseling, management assistance, disaster
recovery
counseling and business incubation services to the underserved areas
of Louisiana, thereby reaching entrepreneurs that would normally not have
access to our
services and programs,” states Charlie D’Agostino, executive
director of the LBTC.
“We anticipate that this program will stimulate the creation
of 100’s
of small businesses and many jobs for Louisiana over the next three
years. Winning this NBIA award is special, as it follows our 2005
selection as the National Business Incubator of the Year in North
America,” continued D’Agostino.
The LBTC finished as first runner-up for this NBIA award.
For more information about the LSU’s LBTC and its programs and services,
please visit www.bus.lsu.edu/centers/lbtc.
Wendy Osborn Luedtke
LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business
225/578-8865
