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 partial...
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okr-10986-201062021-04-23T14:03:54Z CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study World Bank 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 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. 2014-09-12T21:06:07Z 2014-09-12T21:06:07Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20144121/centevufv-technology-incubator-brazil-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20106 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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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 |
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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 World Bank CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study |
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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. |
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CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study |
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CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study |
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CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study |
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CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study |
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CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study |
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centev/ufv technology incubator : brazil case study |
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Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20144121/centevufv-technology-incubator-brazil-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20106 |
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