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The role of university incubatorthe E2B Lab
experience
Business Start-up and Access to Finance for
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and New
Technology Based Firms jointly organized by the
INSME Association andUNIDO ITPO Italy and UNIDO
ITPO Bahrain ARCEIT Rome, November 30th
December 1st, 2006
Progetto co-finanziato dal Ministero per le
Attività Produttive Direzione Generale per il
Coordinamento degli Incentivi alle Imprese
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Main points

• E2B Lab Profile and Mission
• The role of University in the Incubation Process
• Structure
• Specific Goals reached
• Our operative steps
• The First results
• Open Discussion

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E2B Lab Profile
E2B Lab is an University Business Incubator A
pilot project supported by the Ministry of
Industry It was created in March 2004 by and
within the University of Rome Tor Vergata,
and specifically by the School of economics -
Centre for International Studies on Economic
Growth (CEIS) E2B Lab is the first university
Incubator that has been set up in Lazio
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The University Role in Incubating Process

• University business incubator as a Pro-active
  actor.
• Try to facilitate the Enterprise creation as a
  tangible gateway providing
• Managerial competence Knowledge transfer and
  large portfolio of experiences
• Capabilities to work with Enterprise and research
  Labs
• Work experience for students in order to reduce
  the gap between the studying and Time to work (
  stages - degree thesis dissertation Phd
  Thesis ect)
• Education programs able to develop managerial
  capabilities and specific Training as needed.
• Networking with regional actors (institutional
  and private) as one of the main priorities (the
  added value of synergies!)

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Mission

• Support innovative start ups companies
  presenting high IT and/or Telecom component,
  localized in Lazio region.
• Strengthen the relationship between University,
  Firms and Institutions within the Latium region
  providing high level training on business.

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E2B Lab - Structure
Scientific Commitee
Advisory Commitee
Steering Commitee
Cooperation and Partnership
External Enviroment
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Structure 1/3

• Scientific Committee, (chairman Prof. Luigi
  Paganetto - Dean of the school of Economics) Six
  Full Professor of the University of Rome Tor
  Vergata
• Advisory Committee, (coordinated by Prof. Angelo
  Airaghi) made up of 11 experts/top level
  managers belonging to the biggest corporations
  located in the area they are particularly
  involved in the evaluation process.
• E2B Lab Directors (coordinated by Prof. Maurizio
  Decastri - Director, and Prof. Susanna Di Martino
  -Executive Director).

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Structure 2/3

• Steering Committee, (Chairman Prof. Giovanni
  Tria, Director of the Centre for International
  Studies on Economic Growth (CEIS))
• It is made up of
• National and local institutions (Ministry of
  Productive Activities)
• Government agency (Ice)
• Regional Agencies (Sviluppo Lazio, Filas)
• Entrepreneurs association both at the national
  and local level (Confindustria, Federlazio,
  Unione industriali and young entrepreneur
  association)
• Sectorial Entrepreneurs Associations focusing on
  Innovation (Federcomin, Fita, Anie)
• Financial institutions (Bank Fondations)
• Others (Rome Expo Center, CESOS)

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Structure 3/3

• Cooperation and partnerships agreements with
• Provincia di Roma
• AsseForCamere
• BIC Lazio
• FILAS
• Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
• SAP Italia
• Ericsson
• IUSM
• Gate 2 Growth
• Newton

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Specific Goals

• Support innovative start ups companies presenting
  high IT and/or Telecom component, localized in
  Lazio regionie Scouting of potential ideas
  within the Latium region
• Evaluate the best ideas, supporting them with
  appropriate assistance for them to traduce idea
  into a Business Plan
• Select the 10 best Business Ideas and support
  them for the first 2 years (esp. advice in the
  projecting and the defining of the business plan
  support in finding financial support hosting in
  the Universitys Business Lab). 10.000 Eu prize
  to the first 8 BIs.

1st call expired on June 30th, 2005 2nd call
expired June 15th 2006
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Preliminary results

• 10.000 people reached by our call in 2005.
• - University, Reasearch centers, Professors,
  Researchers,Phd Students, Ba and Master students
• Small and Medium Enterprise and new start ups (
  last 6 month)
• Aspiring entrepreneur registed in data base
  provide by local istitutions as Univesity Job
  placement Desk, Provincia di Roma, Biclazio,
  Cambre of commerce
• 3000 visitors of the E2B Lab Web site
• 1000 members of the virtual E2B Lab Community
• 30 info points within the Latium Region

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Our steps E2BLab
SCOUTING

ASSI- STANCE BP
INCUBATION
POST INCUBA TION
PRE- INCUBATION
ASSITANCE APPLICATION





TRAINING

• 10.000
• contact
• 1.000
• Community E2B Lab membres
• 100
• Idee di Business raccolte (BI)
• (8 months)

• 60 BI trasform in Project proposal
• 30 Project proposal (Entrepreneurships
  evaluation)
• (2 months)

• 20 BI Project proposal in Business Plan
• 10 Start up incubate
• (2 months)

• SWOT Analysis
• Managerial Consulting
• Incubation Action Plan
• (1-3 months)

• Market Place
• Networking

• Incubation Process
• Managerial Consulting
• Networking activities
• Investor relation
• (9-18 mesi)
• Way out process
• (1-6 mesi)
• (Total 20 months)

41 Seminar 116 Hour of Training 465 partcipants
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Firts results assistance activities
250 Applications 114 Business Ideas
Colletion of applications and first assistance
focalise to enrich the Business Idea Proposal
welcome and 1to1 meeting
60 BIs as concrete project proposals assessed
Support providing 1 to 1 meetings and advice in
preparing documents
30 project proposals evaluated in detail
Project proposals were evaluated under their
entrepreneurship value
20 Business Plan
BP format laid down by E2BLab, developed with
E2Blab support
Support given to the start-ups in finding
financial support Management consulting hosting
in the Universitys Business Lab.
10 Start ups
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Selection Process

• 1 STAGE Competitive Screening of proposals
• 2 STAGE (2 steps)
• Interview and Pathfinder test to assess
  entrepreneurial skills and verify technical
  feasibility
• Business Plan Assessment (6-7?2)
• 3 STAGE Incubation

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Selection ProcessFlow
2 STAGE
3 STAGE
1 STAGE
On line Proposal
Interrviews
Business Planning
Incubation of best BPs
Competitive Screening
BP Presentation
Business Plan Assessment
Assistance
Consultancy Pathfinder
Final Choice
Entrepreneurs E2BLab Staff
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Gender and age of BI proponents
Analysis on 114 applicants
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Level of studies
Analysis on 114 applicants
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Analysis on 61 applicants (first call - session
a)
Start ups fields of work

• Classi Ateco

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Contacts
E2B Lab

• Direttore di Progetto - Prof. Maurizio Decastri
• Direttore Operativo - Prof. Susanna Di Martino
• E2B LAB Economia Tor Vergata Business Lab
• CEIS Facoltà di Economia
• Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
• Via Columbia, 2 - 00133 Roma
• Tel. [phone] 72595632
• Fax [phone]
• Mail info_at_e2blab.it
• http www.e2blab.it
• Giulio Busulini - Coordinamento Organizzativo
  Giulio.busulini_at_e2blab.it
• Massimiliano Basciano Selezione e Supporto
• Massimiliano.basciano_at_e2blab.it