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American Business Development Corporation (ABD) helps B2B service providers build scalable, high-impact business development (BD) operations. We specialize in structuring BD strategies, aligning marketing and outreach efforts, and securing key partnerships to drive growth. Whether through a customized Business Development Plan®, implementing BD processes, or serving as an outsourced BD team, ABD ensures companies have the tools, strategy, and execution needed to expand their client pipeline and increase revenue. ABD was founded on the belief that business development is built on relationships, not automation. We dont rely on spam emails or impersonal outreach. Instead, we focus on strategic engagement, tailored messaging, and real human connections to generate high-quality leads and long-term partnerships. Our expertise spans industries such as life sciences, medical devices, professional services, and international trade, helping companies break into new markets and optimize BD functions. For companies expanding into the U.S. market, ABD provides outsourced BD solutions, acting as a dedicated U.S.-based BD team. We represent companies at key industry conferences, execute outreach on partnering platforms, conduct meetings, and manage post-conference follow-up—ensuring that warm, engaged leads are seamlessly transferred to the clients internal team. This eliminates costly international travel while maximizing business development opportunities. ABD also supports export strategies, helping companies expand into foreign markets through strategic partnerships, trade mission planning, and regulatory alignment. With over 20 years of international economic development experience, we connect businesses with high-value clients and funding opportunities through government agencies, accelerators, and industry leaders. At ABD, we dont just generate leads—we build long-term, sustainable BD operations that drive growth beyond our engagement.
DistroKid is a digital music distribution service based in the United States, founded in 2013 by Philip Kaplan. It emerged from a social media platform for musicians called Fandalism. DistroKid specializes in helping independent artists and labels distribute their music to major online retailers, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. The company offers a range of services to support musicians, including music distribution, monetization of sales and streams, and metadata customization. DistroKid also provides storage solutions for music files and additional features like customized YouTube URLs and Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs). With a competitive pricing model, artists can upload unlimited songs and albums for an annual fee, while retaining 100% of their earnings. DistroKid has been utilized by various notable artists, showcasing its effectiveness in the DIY music distribution space.
Continental is a Germany-based automotive company that manufactures and distributes products such as tires, brake systems and chassis components for the transportation sector.
AXIS Automation is an industry leading manufacturing company backed by over 35 years of experience and global reach. We provide a wide range of innovative automated decorating and finishing solutions for the baking and snack food industry. Our drive is our customers. Weve worked with over 400 clients, including Fortune 100 and 500 companies around the world, to perfect their product and streamline their process for greater output and less waste. We are committed to providing reliable, accurate, and efficient systems that deliver better quality product at higher production rates and lower cost. PRECISION With our machinery, consistency and quality always come first. When your product comes out just as expected, every time, you waste fewer ingredients and save more money. Our engineers work with the unique requirements of your product to achieve accurate and precise decorating and finishing solutions. FLEXIBILITY When we design our equipment, we keep in mind that giving you more possibilities allows you more control over your product. Thats why we incorporate flexibility of use into all of our machines so that you can manage which ingredients you use, application rates and production volume. INNOVATION Working with AXIS means finding the solution to your unique production requirements and achieving the consistency and accuracy your product demands. Each machine is designed with both functionality and footprint in mind to streamline your process at an economical and eco-friendly price, ensuring you the highest return on investment. The success of our customers is the result of our dedication to the precision, flexibility and innovation of our equipment that is Built to Last and Designed to Deliver.™
The "Technology Innovation Studio (TINS)" is a physical space at the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) in Kendall Square that brings together business leaders, scientists and researchers, serial entrepreneurs, angel/VC investors, industry experts, corporate innovation teams and also policy experts to explore and apply tools, methods and models in innovation.