The Connecticut Enterprise Center is a small business incubator, a facility in which a variety of new and growing businesses operate; sharing services, equipment and experiences with other startup entrepreneurs. CEC has admission criteria, support services and encourages graduation from the incubator. CEC is a member of the international incubator's trade group, the National Business Incubation Association and CT's Business Incubator Network. The incubator is a safe, secure, and newly renovated facility with ample parking and has a six-bay loading dock and warehouse. The incubator has 164,000 square feet of building space with room for companies to grow. Since its inception, 25 businesses have created 100 jobs in the community.