Small Biz

The Starting Block

Hart, Mich.

Opened: 2006
Size: 2,500 square feet
Rental rate: $10 to $15 per hour
Other services: Business education courses and workshops, one-on-one consulting
Active tenants: 35
"Graduates" who have gone on to start their own businesses: 2

After developing its business over several months at the incubator, one client, Fremont (Mich.)-based Maple Island Pie company, secured a commercial business loan to build a licensed kitchen, hire several part-time employees, and develop the business into a full-time occupation.