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Join FLAGSTAFF’S THRIVING BUSINESS SECTORS

Flagstaff's Leading Industries

1,227 patents

have been granted to Flagstaff entrepreneurs between 1976 and 2018

Transforming innovation into business

Our Peak Performers

Businesses with fewer than 20 employees represent the backbone of Flagstaff’s economy. Now that our The Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET) business incubator has the Moonshot accelerator, we’re also seeing more local entrepreneurship.

Flagstaff’s strong entrepreneurial spirit is fueled by our educated workforce, cutting-edge research, and quality of life. NACET is the place where businesses get started and bring their ideas to life, put people to work in good jobs, and pour money into the regional economy.

Looking for a business incubator that’s out of this world?

If you’re accepted to Moonshot at NACET, you’ll embark on an entrepreneurial journey that will take you from business idea to commercialization.

Visit Moonshot at NACET

Centrally located in Flagstaff, NACET consists of two state-of-the-art LEED certified buildings. With a total of 38,000 square feet, these buildings house furnished and unfurnished offices, wet labs, light-manufacturing space, and conference and meeting rooms. Tenants and NACET-hosted events enjoy free parking, access to the Mountain Line Transit, a quick walk to Buffalo Park, and the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS).

Tourism is our #1 industry.
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Biomedical Manufacturing

Being 14x more specialized makes us 100x better

Did you know that Flagstaff is 14 times more specialized in biomedical manufacturing than any other city in the United States? Bioscience is one of our fastest growing industry sectors with a variety of businesses focused on research and innovation in this field.

The secrets to our success can be yours. If you start, expand, or relocate your company in Flagstaff, you’ll enjoy:

  • Access to cutting edge research at Northern Arizona University
  • Proximity to major markets
  • Great operational environments
  • Highly trained engineers

Flagstaff and Bioscience: We go back a long way.

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Proof that entrepreneurship is brewing in Flagstaff

Craft Beer City - FlagstaffWith eight craft breweries, one distillery, and one meadery, Flagstaff is a Craft Brew City! Many of our locally produced, award-winning beverages are distributed not just throughout Arizona but across the western United States.

Use this list to start your Flagstaff Craft Brew Tour!

The quality of retail
fits all needs

Thinking of opening a new retail store in Flagstaff? Or are you looking to expand your retail operations? Here’s how the City of Flagstaff can help.

We subscribe to Buxton Analytics, a consumer research company that uses Experian credit card data to provide various “snapshots” of a community. Buxton allows us to compare Flagstaff demographics to your existing location. This comparison provides you with valuable market information and can help you predict how successful your expansion could be.

Want to learn more? We’d be happy to show the tools that can help your retail business succeed in Flagstaff.

Are you ready to start your development process? We're here to help.