The City shall partner with the Hayward Chamber of Commerce, local business organizations, and college business programs to explore the feasibility of establishing a business incubator. The City shall submit a feasibility report to the City Council and additional actions shall be determined based on direction from the City Council.



Research on business incubators, including best practices and common funding mechanisms was started in 2020. However, these efforts were placed on hold as COVID-19 response and recovery efforts were prioritized. Economic Development staff will engage with the CEDC in 2020 to seek direction on if these efforts should restart.