GROWONLINE.COM LAUNCHES GROWDETROIT.COM
GrowOnline.com, a city based blogging network, has launched its first city portal GrowDetroit.com. It's also expecting to launch in five more cities in the next 2 weeks, including Miami, New York, Cleveland, Boston, and London. "We are excited about our first city portal" said Mr. Josic, who is the founder and co-owner of GrowOnline.com. "Having our headquarters locally in Troy, Detroit was the easiest city to bring our idea to fruition. Scaling to other cities will be challenging and exciting."
GrowOnline.com is a city based blogging network that focuses on the growth and development of businesses and the community, and brings news and commentary from individuals based in the respective cities. It also provides resources for business and professionals doing business in our around our network of sites.
INCUBATION GROUP LAUNCHES SERBIANEXPORTS.COM
TROY, Mich. - Oct. 26, 2006 - Incubation Group, Inc. today announced the launch of a new web portal, SerbianExports.com. The launch was effective as of October 25, 2006, and represents the company's growth into the international imports marketplace.
SerbianExports.com offers fine European cuisine, which visitors can order from their online store at www.serbianexports.com. Their selections include taste treats that reflect the best of Serbian cuisine, from fine coffees and chocolates, to a wide variety of pastas, desserts, oils and spices among others. SerbianExports.com was created to offer a “taste of home” to the growing number of Serbian immigrants living in the US and Canada, as well as others who want to enjoy the foods of Eastern Europe. “These are wonderful products, rooted in the historic culture of this region,” says Boyan Josic, Incubation Group Company President. “I believe it will become an extremely popular destination for anyone who wants to try authentic Serbian products.”
This is the first of several planned ventures into import/export by Incubation Group. Future stores are being planned, which will offer fine foods, and products imported from Russia, Italy and Greece. This initial store showcases the processes that Incubation uses to create a successful business: they took an initial business idea, and used their skills in market research, strategic planning and marketing to turn the concept into a viable business model.
Incubation Group, Inc. is a firm dedicated to supporting the development and growth of companies by providing business research and analysis, marketing, strategic consulting and BPO services. Their global offices are located in Troy, Michigan, Kiev Ukraine, and Hyderabad248, India. For more information about Incubation Group, please visit www.incubationgroup.com.
INCUBATION GROUP FOUNDERS LAUNCH PRIVATE EQUITY FUND.
TROY, Mich. - June 26, 2006 - Boyan Josic and Marty Tibbitts, founders of Incubation Group, LLC, today announced the launch of a new private equity fund, Privatas Equity Holdings, LLC, based in Troy, Michigan.
Privatas is in the process of raising between $100 million to $150 million in funds, with the goal of making 2-3 acquisitions per year. Privatas Equity plans to invest mainly in technology and Internet-based firms, but to date has also made several investments in traditional businesses.
“We're specifically looking for companies with the potential to expand if more capital was made available, who would welcome management consulting and the access to additional resources we can offer them. Our goal is to help the firms we invest to improve upon their current business model, in order to build their revenue base, and increase their long-term profitability,” says Josic, Managing Member of the firm.
Josic, an executive with a background in the senior management of technology and incubation growth firms, oversees the day-to-day management at Privatas. Tibbitts, a graduate of Stanford University with over ten years of experience in managing high-technology businesses, as well as in investment banking and CFO-level financial planning, oversees investor relations for the firm.
Incubation Group, Inc. is a firm dedicated to supporting the development and growth of companies by providing business research and analysis, marketing, strategic consulting, BPO and venture capital funding services. Their global offices are located in Troy, Michigan, Kiev Ukraine, and Hyderabad India. For more information about Incubation Group, please visit www.incubationgroup.com.
