an overview of the incubation industry in europe
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An overview of the incubation industry in Europe
or…
…A practical way to get the information I need to decide whether to internationalize my company in Europe or elsewhere…
Giordano DichterHead of Quality and Technical Assistance
European Business and Innovation Centre NetworkContent advisor of “The Business IncubatoR Magazine”
iCANny Entrepreneurs BreakfastWhite Plains, NY March 13, 2013
• What is it that I should know about Europe?
What exactly is Europe?
• Who can help me in Europe?
Incubators
Accelerators
Networks
• But I’m not really interested in Europe…
Asia
Middle East
North Africa
• But we are clean-tech entrepreneurs!
So Europe again, but not only!
It’s a complicated situation
27+(28 in June 2013) countries
27 (soon 28) national governments
27+legislations
23 official languages
11 currencies
26 countries are in the Schengen agreement… but 5 are non-EU!
100s of cultures
26% of the EU consumers 130MLN/502MLN
5 countries alone represent:
40% of the EU B2B market 8.4MLN/21MLN
P
GI
IS
DU
KF
3 countries alone represent:
42% of the EU consumers 208MLN/502MLN
28% of the EU B2B market 5.9MLN/21MLN
But then, what is it that makes Europe work?
The small fish a multitude of
intermediate organizations that contribute to the overall functioning system.
In the entrepreneurs’ support arena:
BICs, Incubators, Accelerators,
Living Labs, Coworking Spaces, Tech Parks, Science Parks, Universities, Chambers of Commerce, Industrial Zones, RDAs, Local Governments…
So, who can help me in Europe?
EnquiriesFeasibility
studies
Enterprise
creation projectsBusiness plans Start-ups
Jobs created in
Start-ups
2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011
Total 69307 97426 12461 13572 7125 7516 6989 8409 6358 5516 12668 12460
Average 541,46 749,43 97,35 104,40 55,66 57,82 54,60 64,68 49,67 42,43 98,96 95,85
Median 79,50 98,50 33,50 41,50 18,00 23,50 18,50 24,50 14,00 13,00 31,50 25,00
Fund raising: total 300MLN EUR
12.85%
35.00%
18.45%
15.00%
18.53%
27.00%
50.17%
23.00%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
2011
2010
Seed capital raised
Angel investment raised
Venture capital raised
Other capital raised
Physical Incubation
Average square meters of owned incubators Average occupancy rate Average incubation time (years)
2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011
7549 7271 78% 63% 3,1 2,64
Tenants in incubators Employment by tenants
2010 2011 2010 2011
Total 3.937 3729 24.505 19641,00
Average 31,71 28,68 191,44 151,08
Median 23,50 21,50 98,00 83,00
Value for Money
Cost per job createdPublic financial contribution per
job created
2010 2011 2010 2011
€ 12.058,79 € 10.886,64 € 8.338,79 € 7.867,63
Launched in 2004 and revised in 2008 The BIC
Quality Mark Criteria the main
characteristic that distinguishes the European
BIC Network from others around the globe… they
relate to the General Mission… innovative,
innovative and innovative entrepreneurship, the
Organization… visible, adequate, ppp,
sustainable independent... Services... To
entrepreneurs, SMEs, Signposting... Quality, tracking, benchmarking, improving...
Performance and Efficiency... of the services, performances and processes
It’s all about building trust
To implement global internationalization support
But we are cleantech entrepreneurs!
So, come to Europe, or Taiwan, or Tunisia, Or Siberia, or Tatarstan, or…
But get guidance…
From those incubators who are involved in the cleantech industry
www.theincubatormagazine.com
www.incubationgateway.com
www.ebn.eu
Questions?
Thanks for the patience!
Giordano DichterHead of Quality and Technical AssitanceEuropean BIC Network+32 2 [email protected]
Content advisor and founderThe Business Incubator Magazinegiordano@theincubatormagazine.comwww.theincubatormagazine.comwww.incubationgateway.com