What is the Business Accelerator for Innovation & Collaboration (BAIC)?
Through the efforts of McHenry County Economic Development Corporation, McHenry County College & Illinois Congressman Don Manzullo, BAIC was established to focus on the needs of over 600 manufacturers in McHenry County and provide business & technical assistance free of charge.
Our Primary Objectives Are:
- Lead R&D projects to develop new products, processes, companies & jobs by implementing new technologies.
- Assist manufacturers that possess complimentary capabilities to evaluate & collaborate on new programs that will maximize their collective resources.
- Create jobs by strengthening & expanding the existing manufacturing base.
BAIC - Accelerating Innovation & Collaboration in McHenry County
As an SBA funded initiative, BAIC is available to provide business & technical assistance free of charge. We exist only to further the causes of the more than 600 manufacturers in McHenry County, regardless of size.
BAIC works with individual organizations or groups of companies with similar goals & interests to capitalize on the strong, diversified industrial economy of the region. In addition to job creation, we help promote new opportunities & advance the level of technology utilized in the region.
Utilizing our affiliations & partnerships, BAIC provides a vital link to the State, Federal & private resources available to the base of entrepreneurial manufacturers with a focus on sustaining & growing jobs, ideas & revenue.