A group of us met at Future Hudson, and thought our town could benefit from having its own startup incubator. So we launched the Hudson Community Incubator (HCI).
For those unfamiliar with startup incubators, they are essentially resource centers for people looking to start and/or grow their business. We want this group to directly benefit locals the most, so we invite everyone to come out and share with us what HCI can do for your business.The Hudson Community Incubator website tells more about the initiative's philosophy:
While Hudson has been positively branded as a great tourism destination, there is a lack of resources helping Hudson grow to become a sustainable and welcoming community to everyone. . . .
In an effort to secure Hudson's financial future the city needs to consider developing other pipelines of tax revenues to remain solvent and not be so reliant on tourism.
Our community and collaborative team work together to make a modern Renaissance workshop that feels more like a home than a tradition working space. With no hierarchies and boundaries, every person, project and company in HCI must be united to create a collective masterpiece. HCI is a big family and can be home for everyone who shares our mission.Those interested in attending the soft launch of the Hudson Community Incubator on Thursday are asked to RSVP here. The event is sponsored by Pineapple Strategy, Octarine Consulting, Barnfox, and Lawrence Park.
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Tourism is a new or reawakened industry to Hudson and the county. Lets not discount it so quickly.
ReplyDeleteTourism has a history. In the 19th century, one of the largest destinations for tourism was the Hudson Valley because of its natural beauty. Catskill had the Catskill Mountain House with 1000 rooms. Steam boats came up the river daily loaded with people wanting to see the mountains and the landscape.
It actually is a region that has both history and natural beauty.
Hudson was a thriving place in the 1950s. it had factories and real jobs- hundreds and hundreds of them. Now it has hardly any jobs.
Rebuilding the industrial base is going to take alot of time and money. its good to look into how to do this.
Tourism is one simple way for Hudson to get back on its feet. it appears to have worked in the last 25 or 30 years. Downtown Hudson was an abandoned ghost town not so long ago.
Be realistic with what is possible. Globalists decided it was a good idea to move the industrial base to Asia -- and Hudson lost its jobs to that.
It seems like HCI is looking to build on the positive changes tourism has brought to Hudson to create opportunities for workers and employers in other sectors. Tourism is important to our economy right now, but it's foolish to put all our eggs in one basket.
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