Smart-lab as an example of the incubation and acceleration platform for start-ups – challenges and barriers Cover Image

Smart-lab as an example of the incubation and acceleration platform for start-ups – challenges and barriers
Smart-lab as an example of the incubation and acceleration platform for start-ups – challenges and barriers

Author(s): Piotr Niedzielski, Magdalena Zioło, Bartosz Oliwa, Paweł Zińczak
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: start-ups; innovations; competition; acceleration platforms

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The aim of the article is to indicate the role and importance of acceleration platforms in stimulating the development of the start-up market in Poland, on the example of the Smart-Lab incubation and acceleration platform, as a part of the “e-Pionier” project implemented from EU funds under the “Polska Cyfrowa” Program. Research method – The research methods are: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, desk research, case study. Results – Five MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) were obtained, constituting an original, innovative Smart-Lab Project solution in response to particular socio-economic problems reported by local government units.Originality / value / implications / recommendations – The article highlights the issues of the start-up market and the role of acceleration platforms in stimulating the development of this market, as part of the perceived need for a wider analysis of this kind of research problem

  • Issue Year: 99/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 60-73
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English