RIO COMMUNITIES — Businesses are booming at the Valencia County Business Incubator.
As the incubator recently passed its six-month mark, it boasts eight clients with a waiting list of 20-plus clients.
Ben Romero, VCBI’s part-time interim director, said the incubator is exceeding it’s initial goals.
The original feasibility report on the incubator projected five to 15 clients in the first year, with a full-time staff. Year two anticipates a bump up to 10 to 20 clients, and by year three, a 4,000-square foot mixed-use kitchen incubator.
The incubator is currently run by part-time staff members, Romero said, so pushing for faster growth could endanger client success.
“Right now, everyone is part-time. We could push and blow it out of the water but we really want to focus on client’s needs,” Romero said. “If we are not focusing on their needs and helping them…
