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« Entrepreneurial Culture in Europe: The BIC’s contribution  »

« Entrepreneurial Culture in Europe: The BIC’s contribution  ». Philippe VANRIE, EBN CEO IAPMEI Workshop Lisbon, 15 Decembre 2004. EBN. The European Network of BI 3 Cs , incubators, innovation and entrepreneurship Centres

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  1. « Entrepreneurial Culture in Europe: The BIC’s contribution  » Philippe VANRIE, EBN CEO IAPMEI Workshop Lisbon, 15 Decembre 2004

  2. EBN • The European Network of BI3Cs, incubators, innovation and entrepreneurship Centres • An organised Network of 200+ Business Support Centers covering most regions of EU 25 • An initiative taken 20 years ago by the EC and european industry leaders • A dynamic cluster of clusters with 20.000+ entrepreneurs inside the active portfolio

  3. Key - words • Entrepreneurship • Innovation • Incubation • Networking • Angels • Coaching • Clusters • Spin-off • Public Private Partnership • Territorial competitions • International Partnering

  4. EC Policy makers have recognized the value of « innopreneurship » • Declaration of Lisbon • Regional Policy (Yesterday, today & tomorrow) • R&D / Innovation Policy (15% - 3%) • Social cohesion issues • Rural economical development policy • ETAP (Environment Technology) • Entreprise Policy + Lisbon Competitiveness • Other international organisations (ESA, WB, OECD, Unesco, CERNN, …)

  5. Core competences & Market credibility: Focus or die • One-stop shops / First-stops shops • Segmentation • Focus • Core-competences • Consistency in time • Leadership • Longterm vision • Clever Networking • Regional systems • Know-how Know-who ! • Local credibility Transnational credibility!

  6. SUPPORTING NEW ENTREPRENEURSis a serious business Not an empty, generic, superficial support It is request: • Serious people • Serious processes • Serious comitment • Serious time-frame • Serious input • Serious output • Serious partners • Serious impact

  7. Let’s get SERIOUSit’s a matter of functionnal reality, not virtual reality The PROCESS is the key • Modifying climate / creating atmosfere • Detecting-it • Creating traffic & critical mass • Creating the confidence • Playing selectivity • Working on the content • Simulating/Calculating/Planning/Modelizing • Guiding & Coaching • Providing physical incubator facilities • Incubating, monitoring & following-up • Helping to raise finance • Connecting & Networking with other institutions

  8. This PROCESS should: • Implemented by a MINI-SYSTEM: • cheap & flexible • plugable • Embedded micro-processor • « darwinian » peripherals • Look at different target group: • - start – ups • - existing SMEs • - public bodies • - spin-off / spin-out • - individuals • - Large Entreprises

  9. This is a BIC! ..a BI²C..or even BI³C • A tool for the regional economical development • A creator of new innovative enterprises • A developper of innovative projects in existing SMEs • An operating agent of public-policy related entrepreneurship and innovation programmes financed by EU, Region, State • An EC-labbeled specialized business support player (Ref. B2Europe) BI3C Innovation& Incubation &Internationalisation

  10. BICs The european added value • The EC-genetic origin • The legal – base • The Networking dimension Regional Policy & Industry leaders • pilot • pioneer • PPP • autonomy The EC-BIC Brand • Business Support Centres • EC-policies • BIC label EBN

  11. BICs in Networking • Open Systems • Flexible patterns • B2Europe spirit IRC EIC BIC NCP • Cooperative Networking RDA STP CCI • Multiple Actors / Multi-measures programming

  12. EBN • Origin EC + Industry • Non – profit international Association • Exclusive licence of the EC-BIC • Owned by Members • Membership (Full Member and Associate Member) • FM = EC-BICs • Unique pan-european hub for BI³Cs • Open Network • A sercices-oriented network

  13. EBN European BIC Network 1 7 1 2 155 BICs 188M€ 1902 Staff 9 in AC’s (230 Members) 5 10 2 4 7 8 1 5 3 1 3 1 30 7 24 33 3

  14. BIC Core Business Projects DETECTION SELECTION EVALUATION GUIDANCE FOLLOW-UP Programs EU, NATIONAL, LOCAL INNOVATION ACT LOCALLY THINK GLOBALLY

  15. BIC Core Business DETECTION SELECTION EVALUATION GUIDANCE FOLLOW-UP Own Promotional Methods Intermediaries • Direct Prospecting • Events • Trainings • Awareness seminars • Associations & Clubs • Competitions & Grants • Programs • Media (Press, web, Radio, TV) 34% 66% • BIC Board • BIC Talent Pool • BIC Clients • BIC Partners 64000 Projects / 155 BICs Indicators: 34 / 100k€ Budget 34 / BIC Staff

  16. BIC Core Business DETECTION SELECTION EVALUATION GUIDANCE FOLLOW-UP 66% Signposting For Creations Added Value + Sustainable Jobs For existing SMEs Maintain Jobs + Competitiveness • New Product, Service, or Process • Internationalisation • Taking-over a Family-owned SME • New Commercial Approach • Organisational Change (HR, venture…) • Technology Push • Market Pull • New Services • Territorial Marketing 38 % Technological Projects

  17. BIC Core Business DETECTION SELECTION EVALUATION GUIDANCE FOLLOW-UP 14.000 projects of creation pass risk analysis Signposting OUTPUT of the EVALUATION PROCESS METHODS • Templates (check list, scores) • Software (skills etc.) • External expertise (entrepreneurial skills) • Talent pool of experts (Market, IP, …) • Evaluation committee • Formal presentation by the promoter(s) • Formal Meeting • Report (Risk Analysis) • Label (levering effect) • Action plan • Contract • -Diagnostics • Contract SMEs CREATIONS +/- 16 hours / project

  18. BIC Core Business DETECTION SELECTION EVALUATION GUIDANCE FOLLOW-UP 34% of initial projects Signposting FOR CREATIONS: a single process FOR EXISTING SMEs: 4 action lines • Strategic Planning: 6.000 Business plans established • 3.800 new SMEs created • 3.200 SMEs hosted • 10.500 jobs created • Access to a Talent pool of 9.400 experts • 8.000 customised supports (specific projects) • 6.000 SME included in programmes • 2.300 SWOT analysis • 10.000 SMEs in training programmes +/- 40 hours / project

  19. BIC Core Business DETECTION SELECTION EVALUATION GUIDANCE FOLLOW-UP 100% 3 years OBJECTIVE 2 BIC Improvement OBJECTIVE 1 The Client. Signposting

  20. Public/ private status Number of BICs: 122

  21. Two Types of organisations Number of BICs: 125

  22. Organisations Hosting BICs Number of BICs: 34

  23. Geographical breakdown Number of BICs: 155

  24. Ratio population area- total SMEs Number of BICs: 116

  25. SME Housing Number of BICs: 135

  26. BICs financing – Average % of each financing means Number of BICs: 131 Base=139

  27. EU Financing Base: 179 EU Programs

  28. BICs’ Business Models Number of BICs: 133

  29. Staff breakdown - Activity Number of BICs: 139

  30. SME Projects’ profiles

  31. BICs’ results - Types of Projects 14.000 30% 4.200 Incl. 10% spin off 52% 4.200 8.000 8.400 Base: 126 and 112 for creations and SMEs, respectively (extrapolation up to 155)

  32. Technological Innovation Projects Base: 7230 Technological Projects ( 123 BICs)

  33. 2003Achievements / staff (= / 100k€) • SME creation (Incubation) • 4,6 Selected Projects • 7 Projects that passed risk analysis • 3,2 BP (first draft) achieved • 2 Enterprise created • 5,5 Jobs created • 0,7 Training sessions for entrepreneurs • 14 Attendees to these trainings • 1,7 Tenants (Enterprises) hosted • 9,2 Employment per tenant

  34. 2003Achievements / staff (= / 100k€) • Bring forward existing SMEs • 4,2 SME brought forward in the framework of a specific Projects • 1,2 SWOT analysis (Innovation diagnostics) • 3,2 BP (first draft) achieved • 5,3 SMEs included in training programs • 3,1 SMEs Included in innovative programs (except training)

  35. 2003Achievements / staff (= / 100k€) • Innovation Supply Chain • 11,5 contacts generated through own promotional methods • 0,8 Awareness events (contribute to projects detection) • 87,3 Attendees to events • 22,1 contacts issued from local partners (BS0’s, BIC stakeholders, clients) • 22,4 Projects reoriented (initial signposting), out of the 33,6 contacts mentioned above (11,5+22,1) • 0,25 innovative programs implemented • 47 sign postings to partner • 24,6 sign posting towards one of the 9400 public or private partners during both the incubation and SME support process

  36. Classification of BICs according to the number of projects that passed risk analysis

  37. Number of SMEs created per staff in 2003

  38. Average Number of Jobs created / SME

  39. SMEs created since the setting-up of the BICs

  40. Jobs’ creation since the setting-up of the BICs

  41. Classification of BICs according to the surface rented Number of BICs: 134

  42. Classifiation of BICs according to the number of tenants 39% 18% 13% 9% 9% 8% 4% Number of BICs: 96

  43. Classifiation of BICs according to the number of Jobs in the incubators Number of BICs: 92

  44. SMEs’ diagnostics Number of BICs: 109

  45. Incubation of projects within existing SMEs

  46. EBN Home-page

  47. The European « PROJECTS FACTORY »: a tool for international partnering • A source of innovative processess & methods; • An idea-box; • A vector to catch opportunity for you & your clients; • A new partners meeting place; • A pragmatic and serious way to build « operational reputation » • Project management: « A real on-the-spot management school » • Your R&D and Idea lab • A contribution to the financing of your « R&D » dept.

  48. Some PROJECTS • DETECT-it (SMEs, R&D & FP6) • CROSS-BORDER-CONNECT (B2B) • ESINET (Space Technologies) • CORE Business (Renewable Energy) • ECIS (Research Spin Off) • NAVOBS (SatCom startups)

  49. A DEDICATED NETWORK OF INCUBATORS STIMULATING SME PARTICIPATION IN FP6 DETECT-IT PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR:

  50. What is DETECT-IT? • DETECT-IT is a European initiative which aims to stimulate the participation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Research and Technological Development (RTD) activities, in particular within the European Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). • DETECT-IT is supported within the framework of the “Stepping up Economic and Technological Intelligence” (ETI) actions of the Sixth Framework Programme. .

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