Research and Business Development Center

Name

Research and Business Development Center

Legal name

Research and Business Development Center

Website

https://rbdcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entrepreneurship Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Community Education (EDAAAFAK)

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship training
• Small business support
• Municipal partnerships
• Economic development
• Applied research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rexburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Partnership Fees: RBDC partners with municipalities to deliver entrepreneur programs. Municipalities pay for the turnkey program which includes facilitator services, LMS, mentor office hours, and support. The model requires zero on-site staffing for municipal partners.
2. Entrepreneur Bootcamp Tuition: Six-week intensive training program for individual entrepreneurs covering finances, marketing, and sales. Both in-person and online formats available depending on location and cohort.
3. Research Services: Market research, community research, strategy research, and educational research services provided to municipalities and businesses to optimize strategy and ensure positive impact.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Research and Business Development Center (RBDC) is a non-profit organization that delivers turnkey entrepreneurship programs to municipalities and founders, including a 100% online Virtual Entrepreneur Boot Camp, a six-week Entrepreneur Bootcamp, investor matchmaking via the Entrepreneur Launch Program, coworking and mentorship through Entrepreneur Edge, and applied research services spanning market, community, strategy, and educational research. Its Idaho Entrepreneur Center (IEC) division serves as the regional hub connecting municipalities, founders, mentors, and investors.

Product overview

Research and Business Development Center (RBDC) operates as a non-profit entrepreneurship support organization that provides a portfolio of programs through the Idaho Entrepreneur Center. The core offerings include the Entrepreneur Bootcamp (a six-week intensive training), Entrepreneur Launch Program (investor matching), Entrepreneur Edge (coworking with mentorship), and Municipal Partnership services. RBDC also offers Virtual Entrepreneur Boot Camp (fully online turnkey solution for municipalities) and Research Projects (market, community, strategy, and educational research services). The organization functions as a service-based non-profit rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Idaho Entrepreneur Center (IEC): A program under RBDC that provides entrepreneur training, bootcamps, launch programs, and municipal partnership services to support entrepreneurs across Eastern Idaho.

Products and services

• Virtual Entrepreneur Boot Camp A 100% online turnkey program providing facilitators, LMS, mentor office hours, and support for municipalities with zero on-site staffing requirements. Includes a digital recruitment toolkit, enrollment management, facilitation, and monthly outcome reporting on registrations, active learners, and completion rates.
• Idaho Entrepreneur Center (IEC) A regional entrepreneurship hub providing resources, mentorship, education, and community-driven support systems for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses across Eastern Idaho.
• Entrepreneur Bootcamp A six-week intensive training program taught by experienced entrepreneurs covering business model design, financial readiness, marketing & sales, and pitch development. Available in-person and online depending on location and cohort, with optional mentor check-ins at 3, 6, and 12 months post-completion.
• Entrepreneur Launch Program A program connecting investment-ready ventures with capital sources through due-diligence support and investor matchmaking services.
• Entrepreneur Edge A comprehensive support program providing entrepreneurs with access to coworking space, industry mentors, and training/bootcamp-style resources.
• Municipal Partnership Services A service enabling cities and towns to launch and manage municipal entrepreneurial centers, including mentor support from experienced professionals, comprehensive entrepreneurial training, funding competitions, and digital recruitment tools.
• Research Projects Applied research services including market research (competitive landscape and market trends), community research (impact studies and outreach strategies), strategy research (profitability and best practices analysis), and educational research (teaching methods and learning dynamics).

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% online delivery with zero on-site staffing for municipal partners
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MunicipalitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRBDC partners with municipalities nationwide to help them help entrepreneurs. The partnership provides municipalities with a complete, proven program designed to boost local economies, including mentor support from experienced professionals, comprehensive entrepreneurial training, and funding competitions. Municipal partners receive a digital recruitment toolkit and monthly outcome reporting.
• Eastern Idaho CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Idaho Entrepreneur Center, a division of RBDC, works with municipalities to enable cities and towns to run entrepreneur programs, competitions, training, and mentor-networks. The mission is to empower entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses across Eastern Idaho by providing access to resources, mentorship, education, and community-driven support systems.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SCORE: SCORE is a U.S. nonprofit network providing free mentoring, workshops, and resources to small business owners and entrepreneurs. It is the most direct national analog to RBDC's combination of structured training programs and mentor networks, and it competes for the same municipal and small-business audiences.
• Small Business Development Centers (SBDC): The U.S. SBA-funded SBDC network delivers no-cost advising, training, and bootcamp-style programs to entrepreneurs, often through municipal and university partnerships. SBDCs directly overlap with RBDC's municipal entrepreneur program delivery, mentor matching, and early-stage founder training model.
• Founder Institute: Founder Institute runs pre-seed accelerator programs with structured curricula, mentor matchmaking, and cohort-based founder education delivered both online and in-person globally. Its program design closely mirrors RBDC's Entrepreneur Bootcamp and is a direct peer in entrepreneur training and ecosystem development.
• Founder Network: Founder Network is a vetted, invite-only community of startup founders offering peer mentorship, office hours, and structured educational programming. Its mentor-led, cohort-style founder development model is directly comparable to RBDC's Bootcamp and Edge programs.
• Y Combinator Startup School: Y Combinator's Startup School offers free online cohort-based founder education covering idea validation, building, and growth. It competes with RBDC's online boot camp for the same early-stage founder audience, and represents a well-capitalized, brand-leading version of the same model.

Broad incumbents

• Techstars Startup Programs: Techstars is a global accelerator and founder education platform with accelerator programs, mentorship, and online resources. While its core is equity-based acceleration rather than municipal training, its educational offerings and founder community overlap with RBDC's bootcamp and launch programs.
• Kauffman Foundation: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a major philanthropy focused on entrepreneurship education, research, and ecosystem development. It operates at a broader scale than RBDC, funding research, programs, and policy work that overlap with RBDC's entrepreneur training and applied research missions.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): EO is a global membership community of business founders offering peer learning, events, and educational programming. While it targets more established founders than RBDC, EO overlaps on structured entrepreneur education, peer mentoring, and community-driven learning networks.

Emerging players

• Pipeline Angels: Pipeline Angels is a network that trains and funds women and non-binary entrepreneurs through bootcamp-style investment readiness programs and a mentor community. Its cohort-based founder training and investor matchmaking directly parallel RBDC's Bootcamp and Launch offerings.
• Startup Grind: Startup Grind operates a global community and event series for entrepreneurs, with local chapters running fireside chats, workshops, and accelerator-style programs. It competes for the same early-stage founder attention and event-driven engagement that RBDC's cohort bootcamps provide.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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