About Our CEO

• Create a solid foundation for your business.

• Develop meaningful relationships with experts in your industry.  

• Gain access to educational programs on the best business practices for success. ​ 

​If only you had the resources. If only you know where to go to get the right help.  

You’ve likely been asking yourself if your business is really going to work out. You’ve wondered if your efforts are in vain. You’ve become frustrated with family and potential investors and customers who don’t believe in your vision, overlook your potential, or decide to patron another company. You’ve heard that 90 percent of startups fail and 50 percent of businesses fail within the first five years. You don’t want to become another statistic, and you wonder if you should just quit while you’re ahead.  

You don’t have to become another bad business statistic.   

Not all entrepreneurs are exposed to the vital resources it takes to ensure their businesses grow. But every entrepreneur – especially those who are ethnic minorities, women, and veterans – deserves an equitable opportunity to operate a business that helps them generate personal and community wealth, strengthen their local economy, and positively impacts their community.  

That’s where I come in. ​ 

I am Angela Crane-Jones, and I work with dedicated small business owners who want to:  

• Shift their mindset from a ‘worker-bee mentality’ to that of a ‘CEO mentality.’  

• Grow and sustain their company in ways that allow them to create jobs and personal and community wealth.  

• Accelerate the development and growth of their company by using proven business development practices and tools, and access to a wealth of knowledge from seasoned entrepreneurs and industry-specific experts.  

• Increase their revenue, expand their reach, and be equipped to make strategic decisions that poise their business for growth.  

• Work with an accountability partner that will partner with you to ensure you reach your goals and turn your business vision into an economic reality.  

With the increased accountability and access to resources, you’ll be able to tap into your potential with a dedicated support system to back you up.  

As a successful business owner, disciplined investor, and award-winning business advisor, I am confident in my ability to help entrepreneurs like you reach their business goals. I have been working with business owners for more than 15 years. In that time, I developed a five-year business development curriculum to guide small businesses through the Incubation Center’s Signature Growth Stages and personally coached several dozen business owners to achieve success. In the past five years, the companies that have matriculated through NBIC have created more than 200 jobs and generated more than $70.2 million in revenues.   

When you work with me, you will receive full access to the knowledge and expertise that I acquired in business school, the practical experience I acquired as a franchise owner, as well as the lessons I’ve learned as a trusted business advisor and mentor to several successful enterprises. You’ll be equipped to make strategic decisions that ensure your growth just like the owners of Slim + Husky’s, Zycron, Beacon Technology, Grilled Cheeserie and Christie Cookies, have made during their time at the Incubation Center.  

As we work together, you will gain a proven accountability partner, a network of trusted advisors and experts, and access to working capital. As a graduate of one of NBIC’s successful programs, you and your business will be well positioned for long-term success and to withstand any storm.