MEC-Fairfax is a business incubator program designed to help start-up businesses grow and achieve maximum success. MEC-Fairfax provides furnished office space, internet, telephone and receptionist service, access to business advisors, networking opportunities, and quality educational programs offered by partners in the Mason Enterprise Center As a partnership initiative between George Mason University and the City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority (EDA), MEC-Fairfax is the largest, university-based business incubator in the Commonwealth of Virginia, featuring over 78 office spaces and approximately 30,000 square feet. In addition, it is home to Mason’s International Business Accelerator-one of only three in the country. This USA Business Now service assists foreign businesses in establishing a U.S. subsidiary at the Center in order to introduce their products and services to the U.S. market. At MEC-Fairfax, our resident entrepreneurs receive essential business support services. We are one of the family of programs hosted by the Mason Enterprise Center, which means we are co-located with other Mason programs such as the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP), and the Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP). As a client of MEC-Fairfax, you’ll have easy access, at no additional cost, to the business counselors in these programs. MEC-Fairfax also provides vital referrals to service providers in the “Friends of Mason Enterprise Center” professional network-trusted experts who can help your business grow. Your affiliation with George Mason University means you’ll have access to faculty and students at Virginia’s largest public university.
