Green Bay, Wis. (June 17, 2008) –The Advance Business Development Center, a business incubator, located at 2701 Larsen Rd. in Green Bay is pleased to welcome a new tenant into the center.

Byia Martin, founder of Whyte Knyte Social Enterprises, Inc., will occupy an office in the facility effective June 25, 2008. The non-profit organization provides construction skills to young men and women, between the age of 16 and 21, while they seek to gain their high school equivalency diploma.

Whyte Knyte is replicated from Madison based Operation Fresh Start, a program that has been successfully implemented in 16 other urban and rural areas throughout the state of Wisconsin. The program aims to increase the self-esteem and self sufficiency of youths and young adults. Whyte is an acronym for We Help Youth To Excel.

Martin hopes to grow his organization into a highly recognizable and respected program offering direction to misguided young people by providing an opportunity for positive change.He feels that being located on the technical college campus may also inspire his participants to pursue higher education.

The Advance Business Development Center has operated a successful incubation program since 1987, serving more than 200 companies. The facility offers office and light manufacturing space with attractive lease terms and a multitude of shared services such as office equipment, conference room space, and free on-site business counseling, to growth-oriented entrepreneurs. For more information on the Advance Business Development Center and its business incubation program, contact Lori Ritter at (920) 496-2110.

Established in 1882, the mission of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic and community development. Chamber programs include Advance, the economic development arm of the Chamber. Advance is a partner in the Business Assistance Center, a partnership of organizations providing assistance and resources for growing businesses in the New North. Other partners include: Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Center for Entrepreneurship, SCORE, Urban Hope Entrepreneur Center, UWGB Small Business Development Center, Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Network, and Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership. For more information about Advance, contact Barb Fleisner, 496-2113, bfleisner@titletown.org.  For more information about the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and its programs, call 437-8704 or visit www.titletown.org