CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study

A professor at Brazil's prestigious Federal University of Vicosa saw a need on campus for an incubator to support technologically-oriented businesses, including agribusinesses. This resulted in the CENTEV Technology Incubator, which is partially funded by the university but which also receives state and private grants. Its function is to nurture entrepreneurs to develop viable technology based businesses by providing them with management assistance and augmenting their technical capabilities with expert academic advice. The incubator s 24 graduates are still in business, with average revenues of $2.5 million a year.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, BASIC, BASIC KNOWLEDGE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS ENTITIES, BUSINESS EXPERTISE, BUSINESS INCUBATION, BUSINESS INCUBATOR, BUSINESS LEADERS, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS MODELS, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS PLANS, BUSINESSES, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CASH FLOW, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, COLLABORATION, COMPANY, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPONENTS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, CONSULTING SERVICES, COPYRIGHT, CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS, DECISION-MAKING, DIVERSIFICATION, DOCTORAL STUDENTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT, ENGINEERING, ENGINEERS, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE, ENTREPRENEURS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENVIRONMENT FOR INNOVATION, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FIRMS, IMAGES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIONS, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INVENTORY, IT INFRASTRUCTURE, JOB CREATION, KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY, LICENSE, LICENSES, LICENSING, MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET ENTRY, MARKET RESEARCH, MARKET SHARE, MARKETING, MARKETING STRATEGIES, NETWORKING, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PHOTO, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSORS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROTOTYPE, PROTOTYPES, QUERIES, R&D, RESEARCH CONTRACTS, RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCHERS, RESULT, RESULTS, RETENTION, SCIENTISTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, SOFTWARE SERVICES, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING, TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY PARK, TECHNOLOGY PLANNING, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE NETWORK, TRANSLATION, USES, VENTURE CAPITAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20144121/centevufv-technology-incubator-brazil-case-study https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20106
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