Institutional Presentation of In.Cubo Business Incubator

1. Institutional Presentation

3. To promote the Entrepreneurship Culture and to support the creation of innovative companies in the Minho-Lima Region; To offer value-added services to companies and institutions located in the Region; To foster higher levels of cooperation between Schools, Universities, Companies and Local/Regional Institutions; To create a technological business platform in the Region; To implement a Territorial Marketing Strategy oriented towards the economic promotion of the Region and the attraction of new investments; Main Goals:

4. The Organization’s DNA: Change Agent (promoting a new operational culture) Public-Private Partnership Platform for Action (making things happen); Organic Nature (open structure)

5. The Hardware: Multi-functional building, with 3660 m2 for incubation and 720 m2 of common areas; 8 office spaces (50 m2 each) for service companies; 10 industrial units (150 m2 to 300 m2 each) for industrial and experimental activities; Common areas (Auditorium/Grid Room; Meeting areas, Training rooms; Show-Room space); Management Services (back-office and front-desk); Data Center; 12 shared-desk spaces in a co-working area;

6. The Software: Business Management Services; Pre-Incubation and Projects Office; Plug & Play Business Centre; Startups Incubation

7. Targets: Young Entrepreneurs from Vocational Schools Universities and Polytechnics; Entrepreneurs from technology-based activities; University and Businesses Spin-offs I&D+i cooperation projects; Companies developing new operational units based in tech activities;

8. Our Offer:

9. An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem:

10. Opportunities:

11. Strategic Guidelines

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13. innovation To “Hybridate” Ideas; To foster the potencial and the vocation of the Region in order to create new business opportunities and value

14. networking To develop collaborative competences as a key element in our operational culture To create and nurture networks: At an internal level (relationships between agents within the Incubator); At an external level (connecting entrepreneurs with strategic resources suppliers);

15. Culture of entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial attitude by the Incubator Team; To promote entrepreneurial capacities in the community; To put entrepreneurship in the regional agenda as a strategic domain to its development

16. universities / knowledge brokerage To act as a Broker between Schools, Training Institutions and Companies; To Reinforce the value of the Knowledge cluster in the Region;

17. benefits For the incubated enterprises For the economic base For the education and training institutions; For the entire region

18. orgware To improve the collective entrepreneurial efficiency To activate and manage an entrepreneurial ecosystem

19. Contacts ACIBTM - Associação para o Centro de Incubação de Base Tecnológica do Minho Passos - Guilhadeses 4970-786 Arcos de Valdevez www.incubo.eu Paulo Alves Mobile: +351 96 1257816 Email: palves@incubo.eu