THE INCUBATION PROGRAMME AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR SUPPORTING BUSINESS IDEAS AT UNIVERSITY. AN EXAMPLE FROM POLAND
THE INCUBATION PROGRAMME AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR SUPPORTING BUSINESS IDEAS AT UNIVERSITY. AN EXAMPLE FROM POLAND

Summary/Abstract: People planning a business and start-up companies can use a wide range of support instruments in the first stages of their business development, the task of which is to reduce the risk associated with the implementation of a business idea. The offer available on the market includes both financial and non-financial support. One common support instrument are incubators and incubation programmes that offer assistance in the early stages of business development. Universities are an environment where incubation programmes are increasingly occupying a prominent place. They have sufficient human, organizational and administrative resources to meet the needs of innovative companies and support them with research, consultation and mentoring. The aim of this research is to discuss the typology and role of incubators in supporting business ideas and to characterise the phases of the incubation process and its models. The example of incubation programmes from Polish universities presented in the article illustrates the course of the process and the support package offered to the idea originators at a Polish university.

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