Accelerate LI launches three initiatives
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Accelerate LI entrepreneurs-in-residence Michael McEntee, left, and Kevin Hesselbirg will nurture new companies as part of the organization’s plan for mentoring, funding and networking initiatives. (Jan. 17, 2013)
Accelerate Long Island, the four-month-old effort to bolster the regional economy by encouraging growth of high-tech companies, now has a blueprint for commercializing new technology and fostering start-up companies.
The organization plans to announce Friday three new initiatives -- Accelerate Assist, Accelerate Funding and Accelerate Ecosystem -- that will help nurture early-stage companies....