Business incubation programmes are specialised programmes designed to nurture and support the development of early-stage businesses and startups.
These programmes offer a variety of resources, including:
Physical workspace
Mentorship
Networking opportunities
Access to funding
Various support services tailored to the needs of fledgling ventures.
Business incubation over the years
Since the 1970s, business incubation programmes have developed into a diverse landscape that continues to undergo changes. This policy brief discusses the evolution and significance of business incubation programmes as an economic development tool over the past 50 years.
Support services for business incubation
It also provides the reader with an overview of the full range of support services provided by those programmes, starting from the last steps before the actual company foundation, up to the first internationalisation steps. This includes support models commonly known as business incubation, i.e. organisations offering physical facilities and providing incubation services, and more recently acceleration and scale-up programmes.
Relevant examples from the Interreg Europe community are showcased to illustrate the current diversity of business incubation programmes. The policy brief is concluded with an outlook on success factors and recent trends in business incubation is provided.
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Policy brief on business incubation from startup to scaleup
50 Coworking Spaces have been put in place together with local institutions. Each space offers a 5-month training and mentoring programme for entrepreneurs.
Effective One-Stop-Shop Innovation Hub providing serviced office space and supports in prime city location targeting knowledge enterprises with growth potential
Strengthening ecosystem that promotes entrepreneurship's start-ups and build sustainable and inclusive development of City of Zagreb through smart solutions.
The Food Startup Incubator Weihenstephan (FSIWS) supports founders and startups in the food sector, who want to contribute in building a sustainable world.
A Business Innovation Centre to scout innovative sustainable ideas through the improvement of research and development of the companies part of the project
Bind 4.0 is a public-private acceleration programme that lasts 24 weeks and takes place in the Basque Country. It focuses on Industry 4.0 early-stage startups.
The XPORT ACCELERATOR is a single window, mutualising regional expertise and means, dedicated to accompany Norman companies towards internationalisation.
Business Generator is a model for managing innovation and growth in SME´s, with a structured method on how to use external expertise and give concrete results.
