Bowie appointed Site Manager of St. Cloud Incubator

   The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program has named James M. (Jim) Bowie site manager of the new UCF Business Incubator in St. Cloud.
    Gordon Hogan, director of operations for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said Bowie served as director of the Columbus State University Technology Incubator in Columbus, Ga. from 2006 through 2009.  He has more than 20 years of experience in business development including AT&T, Orkin, and four entrepreneur start-ups.
    Bowie earned his BBA and MBA Degrees at Texas Christian University (TCU). U.S. News & World Report ranks the TCU Business School Entrepreneurship Center as one of the best in the country.
    “Business incubation is a young industry and Jim Bowie is one of the most experienced incubator administrators we have recruited,” Hogan said.  Jim is one of the few ‘Certified’ Incubator Directors by the National Business Incubator Association (NBIA) in the southeast.  “We expect him to play a big role in the growth of the UCF Business Incubation Program in St. Cloud,” Hogan said.
    The 14,000 square foot UCF Incubator facility, located at 3201 Budinger Ave. in St. Cloud, has already attracted four client companies.