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THE BURSON CENTER
GROWING CARROLL COUNTY’S ECONOMY
ONE BUSINESS AT A TIME
Mission: to provide business planning and expansion coaching, counseling, a network of
managerial and technical support, affordable office space with business services, and
an entrepreneurial environment which encourages new ventures and minimizes risk.
The Burson Center opened in 2006 as Center serves the seven-county West
a multi-purpose business incubator and Georgia region.
by 2008 became a business resource A large part of the Center’s success has been
center for area businesses of all sizes the collaboration with area higher education
and ages. The Center is focused on the institutions and programs including the
research and development of technology, Small Business Development Center at
advanced manufacturing, education, the University of West Georgia, Georgia
healthcare, and industrial support Tech, UWG Richards College of Business
companies. Located in Carrollton, the and West Georgia Technical College.
In its first 13 years, The Burson Center:
4 Graduated over 140 businesses
4 Created over 1,000 jobs
4 Cultivated $75 million in private investment
4 Enjoyed success, as 55% of graduates remain in business
for at least five years
4 Was designated Georgia Certified Entrepreneur Friendly
4 Was Named a Top 10 Best Practice Rural Incubators in
2013 by the National Business Incubator Association (NBIA)
4 Received an “Excellence in Business Support & Economic
Development, USA” by Corporate LiveWire in 2017
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