The Suffolk Incubator (TSI) and Continuing Entrepreneurial Oversight (CEO)

What is TSI?

TSI is a place where ideas are turned into growing, profitable new ventures. It's a place where ideas with promise are nurtured until they can survive and prosper on their own. It's a place where the dream of a new venture can become a lifetime adventure.

What Does TSI Offer?

TSI offers support to the budding entrepreneur in two ways.

2. Guidance and oversight—we have faculty and Advisory Board members who are successful entrepreneurs and provide assistance in:

• Idea development, venture financing, manufacturing, service delivery, distribution, marketing, advertising, trademarks, sales, patenting, promotion, personnel and legal issues.
• Business plan review, technical advice, product design and production, marketing and sales support and introductions to financial resources and assistance in securing contracts.

What Is CEO?

CEO is a program of carefully orchestrated oversight of new and existing small ventures by our experienced faculty and Advisory Board. The new venture is helped through the earliest stages of concept and plan development while existing businesses get assistance as they seek to take the next step in growth.

Why Do We Do It?

When you graduate your alma mater's interest in your career usually ends. They never see you again, and you sink or swim on your own. Success is your responsibility.

However in TSI or the CEO Program you'll have extremely qualified help and guidance. You do not sink or swim on your own we take a great deal of interest for your success. This means you're less likely to sink because of inexperience, although you may fail for other reasons. Therefore we do it because it increases your chances of becoming successful. that is our primary goal and has been the goal of Suffolk University since its founding by Gleason Archer in 1906.

Who Is It For?

Any Suffolk University student or alumnus is eligible for this program. TSI's objective is to help you become successful. Suffolk students and alumni with well-thought-out ideas need several things: seed capital, strategic planning assistance, direction from experienced entrepreneurs, introductions to contacts in a number of functional areas and a place to successfully grow the business. Within TSI clients are able to take advantage of seed capital availability as well as gain access to the other things they need including direction from successful entrepreneurs.

Does It Work?

In a 1995 study for the National Business Incubator Association, Coopers & Lybrand found that, "Fast growth companies that utilize university resources boast productivity rates 59% higher than peers without a university relationship, as well as 21% higher annual revenues and 23% more capital investments."

There are no secrets to creating a successful startup. The rules are well-known and a wealth of information is available. It takes knowledge, energy and resources. Knowledge is readily available, we have people investing the time and energy to get the Sawyer School started in the right direction.

How Do I Get In?

Either fill out the following form and submit it to us electronically, e-mail our Director or write for an application to:

TSI The Suffolk Incubator
8 Ashburton Place
Twelfth Floor Sawyer Building
Boston, MA 02108