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CABI welcomes the participation of anyone with an involvement or interest in the fields Business Incubation and Economic Development.

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Membership In CABI

Who should belong to CABI?

Potentially, there are three categories that could belong to CABI:

  • Members - People directly involved in operating business incubators
  • Associates - People doing related work, e.g., economic development officers, university extension officers, etc.
  • Affiliates - Businesses, which might have an interest in incubator clients, e.g., professional services firms, and investors

Presently, CABI includes the following:

  • Incubator executive directors, managers and staff
  • Incubator developers and researchers
  • Local/provincial/federal government development officers
  • Business assistance professionals and consultants
  • Industry consultants and technology commercialization officers
  • Educational institutions, University liaison officers, innovation academics
  • Corporate joint venture partners (both medium and large sized corporations)
  • Angel investors/venture capitalists
  • Economic development professionals, entrepreneurs
  • Those interested in the benefits of business incubation for their community
  • Anyone interested in business incubation

Member Benefits:

  • CABI Member Directory for networking
  • Legislative and government program updates
  • Special "Member Rates" for CABI Conferences
  • Eligibility to vote in CABI elections and run for the CABI Board
Membership Dues
  • Incubator $195.00/year (plus 13% HST) organization or individual
  • Affiliate Organizations $195.00/year (plus 13% HST)
  • Additional persons $50/year (plus 13% HST)
    – Membership from either of the above
  • Annual Memberships expire and are renewable on December 31st of the calendar year

Membership-only Discounts on:

  • CABI Conferences, Training Institutes and other events