Mission

Our mission is to provide a positive economic impact for Muskingum County and our region, by providing intensive services and support to entrepreneurs in order to improve their chances for success and rate of growth.

Business Assistance

Thanks to our partnerships with the Small Business Development Center and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, we can offer business assistance to businesses of all sizes and in all phases of development. Our residential clients benefit from idea sharing and mutual support from other tenants. Our affiliate clients benefit from networking and mentoring from area business leaders. And our community benefits from the increased revenue that new businesses both create and provide.

History

MCBI came to Zanesville in 2004, thanks to the vision of Larry Triplett, chairman of the board and president of Resource Systems in New Concord, Tom Poorman, president of the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce, Randy Cochrane, Director of Muskingum Co. Jobs and Family Services, and Gary Lambert, executive director of the incubator committee. Thanks to Bob Kessler, owner of the Heritage Suites building on Fifth Street, MCBI opened the doors to its very own office space at 56 N. Fifth Street in 2005. Carol Humphreys joined MCBI as the Executive Director. Since then, MCBI has helped more than 25 businesses jumpstart their success and directed another 300 inquiries to the appropriate community resource.