Incubator turns up heat

Hatching an egg requires a safe nest and a good deal of motherly warmth. Businesses aren’t so different and may require a safety net, loving attention and guidance with a pinch of helpful heat.

Business incubators are there to do just that — provide a home while a business grows and develops and mother it into maturity.

“The important part — what makes it an incubator — is that you do something to help companies grow faster than they could otherwise,´ said Jonathon Benson, chief executive of the Wyoming Technology Business Center.

Since 2006 when Benson opened the business incubator, he has…