The Bessemer Business Incubation System (BBIS) is a full service business development organization providing space and services to those businesses participating in the service, light industrial/manufacturing, wholesale/distribution and information technology industries. The BBIS also provides limited funding programs and has an on-site business consultant to serve all the resident businesses. Upon graduation, the BBIS along with the local industrial development board can either build a facility or move the graduate to one of eight (8) industrial parks in the Bessemer area. The graduate would also be given the option to purchase the facility with a lease to buy agreement.