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The Role Of Incubator Industries In The Local Economy: The Westfield, Massachusetts Experience, John Mullin, Jeanne H. Armstrong

John R. Mullin

This study offers an analysis of the role of incubator industries in the local economy of Westfield, Massachusetts. It presents the results of a survey of 25 owners of small firms which have been in business for less than 10 years, have fewer than 20 employees, manufacture a product, and are registered as doing business in Westfield. The sample size represents approximately 90 percent of all firms in the City which fit the criteria noted above. It is recognized that the sample is quite small and that great care must be used in applying the recommendations to other communities. Yet, …