Transcript University-based business incubator center

2nd Edition of Master CESPEM
Master in Creation and Development
of Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises in Transition Countries
A.A. 2006-2007
Nice to meet you…
Tijana Knezevic
Belgrade, Serbia
Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade
Degree in Economics – International Economy
and Foreign Trade
E-mail: [email protected]
University-based Business
Incubator Center in Kragujevac
Project Work
What is a Business Incubator Center?
• A business support institution
• Business start-up
Space (under
beneficial
terms)
Administrative
support
Networking
with other
BICs
Business
support
Government policy and legal
framework
• The Programme for Business Incubators and
Clusters Development in the Republic of Serbia
2007-2010 (December 2006)
• Law on Innovation activity (December 2005)
▫ Business-technological incubator
▫ Science-technological park
Why Business Incubator Center?
• Business Support Centers – soft resources
• Technoparks – physical resources
• Business incubators – identify the bottle necks
and try to overcome them
Best Business Incubator in Serbia
• Business Incubator Center Nis (July 2005) –
ENTRANCE Project
• Domestic and foreign partners:
 Ministry of Economics
 Republic Agency for Development of SMEs
 Regional Agency for Development of SMEs Nis
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Norwegian
Government
Other Business Incubators
registered in Serbia
• BIC Knjazevac (2005)
• BIC Zrenjanin
• BIC Bor
• BIC Subotica
• Novi Sad, Krusevac, Valjevo, Belgrade
(Rakovica, Novi Beograd, Palilula) …
• Serbian Association of Business Incubators
Why University-based BIC?
• Defuse entrepreneurial culture among young
people
• Help students start up their own business
• Transfer of new technology
• Use of new scientific discoveries in practice
Why Kragujevac?
• Regional center – Sumadija
and Pomoravlje
• Capital of Serbia 1818-1841
• Cultural center
• Industrial center
• Educational center
• Belgrade-Nis highway
Sumadija and Pomoravlje
Why Kragujevac?
• The biggest municipality in the Region
Municipality
Aranđelovac
Batočina
Knić
Kragujevac
Lapovo
Rača
Topola
Despotovac
Jagodina
Paraćin
Rekovac
Svilajnac
Ćuprija
Population
48129
12220
16148
175802
8228
12059
25292
25611
70894
58310
13551
25511
33567
• High unemployment rate 29,04% (2005)
• Reconstruction of the old motor works factory
ZASTAVA
University of Kragujevac
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Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Kragujevac
Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Kragujevac
Faculty of Law in Kragujevac
Faculty of Medicine in Kragujevac
Faculty of Philology and Arts in Kragujevac
Technical Faculty in Cacak
Faculty of Agronomy in Cacak
Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Kraljevo
Teachers Training Faculty in Uzice
Faculty of Pedagogy in Jagodina
Grant Holder and Project Partners
• University of Bologna
▫ Scientific and Didactical Pole of Forli
▫ Faculty of Economics - Master CESPEM
• University of Kragujevac – Sector for International
Cooperation
▫ Faculty of Economics
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kragujevac
• The City of Kragujevac
▫ Dragan Rankovic - Main expert for project
management
Project
organization
Project Management Board:
 UniBO (Grant Holder)
 UniKG
 CCI KG
 City of KG
UniBO – University of Bologna
UniKG – University of Kragujevac
CCI KG – Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Kragujevac
City of KG – City of Kragujevac
Council of BIC
important points of cross
intervention
Dragan Rankovic
(Local Coordinator)
Coaching and
training Unit
Local Authorities
Academic and
research
institutions
Young people
(new graduates,
unemployed and
underemployed)
Marketing and
Promotion
Unit
Consulting and
business services
Unit
Scientific and
Didactical Pole
of Forli
(Administration and
Financing Unit)
Project activities
The best
entrepreneurial
and business
ideas
competition
and selection of
UniBIC tenants
Operative plan
and contacts
with local
stakeholders
Organizational
conference
with the
participation of
all partners and
Grant Holder
Project kickoff meeting
with partners
Intermediary
meeting with
the
participation
of UniBIC
Council
Preliminary
meeting with the
Local Coordinator
and the financial
and administrative
organization
behind the project
1st year
Business
plan and
start-up
of
UniBIC
Monitoring
and
evaluation
of project
results
Training
courses and
introduction
in the work
environment
2nd year
3rd year
Final
report
Competition for the best
Entrepreneurial and Business idea
The Council of the UniBIC Kragujevac:
▫ one representative from The City of Kragujevac,
▫ one person from the office of the University dean (to be delegated),
▫ two professors from the Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac,
▫ one professor from the Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Kragujevac
and
▫ one professor from the Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Kraljevo
Selection of tenants:
▫ development and sustainability of the UniBIC
Project budgeting
Project partners
Facilities and project organization
Project Management
Staff
Incubator space and offices
Equipment
Fees for training courses
Lecturers and tutors
Marketing and promotion
Overhead costs
Trips and accomodation
Total
Unibo It
Uni KG
CCI KG
City of KG Total amount Funding
10000
3000
3000
2000
2000
15000
1000
1500
22000
9000
1500
1950
2500
1500
5000
1000
1500
20160
3000
500
0
2000
1000
0
2000
1500
6720
3000
500
6250
1000
0
0
700
1500
6720
25000
5500
11200
7500
4500
20000
4700
6000
55600
59500
44110
16720
19670
140000
Funding: IPA - The Instrument for Pre-Accession
Assistance (2007-2013)
Cofinancing
100%
100%
70%
50%
100%
100%
80%
100%
100%
0
0
30%
50%
0
0
20%
0
0
Contacts in progress
Name and
surname
Entity or
organization
Position
E-mail address
Number
of e-mails
sent
Number of
replies
Dragan Rankovic
City of Kragujevac
Main expert for
project
management
[email protected]
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1
Mr.sci. Dusan
Pauca
Chamber of
Commerce and
Industry
Kragujevac
President
[email protected]
1
Prof. dr Milos I.
Djuran
University of
Kragujevac
Dean
[email protected]
1
Zora Arsovski
University of
Kragujevac
Vice dean for
interregional and
cooperation
between faculties
[email protected]
1
Dr Slobodan
Malinic
Faculty of
Economics
Dean
[email protected]
1
Ilija Rosic
Faculty of
Economics
Professor –
National Economy
[email protected]
1
Thank You for Your
attention and welcome
to Central Serbia!