Top 3 do’s and top 3 don’ts from Jim Bowie who has been on both sides of business development as an entrepreneur and a business incubation professional.

Jim Bowie is an Associate Director & Site Manager of the UCF Business Incubators in Kissimmee & St. Cloud, FL. He also manages the Professional Partner/Advisor Coaches for the Incubator Program. Before joining UCF in the spring of 2010, Bowie was Executive Director of the Columbus Regional Technology Incubator, operated by the University System of Georgia. Jim has a BBA & MBA from (TCU) Texas Christian University. He has served the National Business Incubation Association over the past 7 years as an instructor and judge.

Jim has more than 20 years of experience in business development including AT&T, Orkin Exterminating Company and four entrepreneur start-ups. He is a former Adjunct Profession of Sales, Marketing & Management at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. He is on the Board of the St. Cloud/Greater Osceola Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Kissimmee Area Council of the Kissimmee/Osceola Chamber of Commerce & the Florida Business Expo.