Accelerator program widens partnership with higher education

NAPLES — Collier County’s business accelerator program, a public-private partnership between Collier County and non-profit Economic Incubators Inc., is expanding its relationship with the University of Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Southwestern State College and Hodges University to assist new and emerging businesses at the Naples Accelerator and the Florida Culinary Accelerator @ Immokalee.

“This partnership of four local and state universities greatly expands the network of strategic partners and knowledge experts who are available to businesses within the Accelerator Project,” says Economic Incubators Chairman Fred Pezeshkan in a statement. “This builds upon our mission of creating jobs, investment and diversity in our community.”