About NACET

NACET’s Mission

NACET is designed to support the creation of successful science and technology-based companies that provide high-wage jobs in northern Arizona. Our mission has three components:

• To stimulate technology transfer and new business creation

• To help emerging businesses succeed through their critical first years

• To facilitate the funding of promising new businesses that create high-wage jobs and produce a net gain for the region as a whole

NACET’s Vision for the Future

NACET has six strategic initiatives:

• To expand the transfer of technology transfer and commercialization processes with NAU and local community colleges

• To support Native American entrepreneurs by helping to establish three entrepreneurial development programs (incubators) on northern Arizona reservations

• To nurture nine to twelve active clients in manufacturing, bio-sciences, and software / communications / controls

• To create 100 new jobs by January 2009 and 150 jobs by January 2012 through incubator clients

• To generate $12 million in annual revenues by January 2009 and $25 million by January 2012 as a result of incubation

• To initiate a business plan competition for Northern Arizona