Villgro Incubator : India Case Study

Villgro is a business incubator with a unique rural orientation. It concerns itself not only with the launch of new businesses but more generally with the transfer of new products, knowledge, and services into rural space. Faced with the challenge...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACQUISITION ADVERTISING ADVERTISING AGENCIES APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES BALANCE SHEET BASIC BEST-PRACTICE BLOG BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGETING BUSINESS CENTER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INCUBATION BUSINESS INCUBATOR BUSINESS INCUBATORS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS NETWORKS BUSINESS PARTNERS BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS SERVICE BUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES BUSINESS SYSTEM BUSINESS SYSTEMS BUSINESS VALUATION BUSINESSES BUYERS CAPABILITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CASH FLOW COMMUNITIES COMPANY COPYRIGHT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS DEPRECIATION DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SECTOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FIRMS GROWTH POTENTIAL HUMAN RESOURCES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERFACES INTERNAL BUSINESS INVENTION KNOW-HOW KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEARNING LICENSE LICENSES LOAN MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURING MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET RESEARCH MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIA MONITORS MULTINATIONALS NETWORKING NEW PRODUCTS NONPROFIT CORPORATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OUTSOURCING PARTY PHOTO PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROTOTYPE PUBLIC RELATIONS PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER QUERIES RESULTS RETAIL OUTLETS RURAL ENTREPRENEURS SALES SEARCHES SERVICE CONTRACTS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES SPONSORS STORE STORES TARGETS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS TRAINING INSTITUTES TRANSLATION USER USER PREFERENCES USERS USES VENTURE CAPITAL WEALTH CREATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20143918/villgro-incubator-india-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20110

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spelling	okr-10986-201102021-04-23T14:03:54Z Villgro Incubator : India Case Study World Bank ACCOUNTING ACQUISITION ADVERTISING ADVERTISING AGENCIES APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES BALANCE SHEET BASIC BEST-PRACTICE BLOG BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGETING BUSINESS CENTER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INCUBATION BUSINESS INCUBATOR BUSINESS INCUBATORS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS NETWORKS BUSINESS PARTNERS BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS SERVICE BUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES BUSINESS SYSTEM BUSINESS SYSTEMS BUSINESS VALUATION BUSINESSES BUYERS CAPABILITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CASH FLOW COMMUNITIES COMPANY COPYRIGHT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS DEPRECIATION DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SECTOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FIRMS GROWTH POTENTIAL HUMAN RESOURCES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERFACES INTERNAL BUSINESS INVENTION KNOW-HOW KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEARNING LICENSE LICENSES LOAN MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURING MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET RESEARCH MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIA MONITORS MULTINATIONALS NETWORKING NEW PRODUCTS NONPROFIT CORPORATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OUTSOURCING PARTY PHOTO PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROTOTYPE PUBLIC RELATIONS PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER QUERIES RESULTS RETAIL OUTLETS RURAL ENTREPRENEURS SALES SEARCHES SERVICE CONTRACTS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES SPONSORS STORE STORES TARGETS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS TRAINING INSTITUTES TRANSLATION USER USER PREFERENCES USERS USES VENTURE CAPITAL WEALTH CREATION Villgro is a business incubator with a unique rural orientation. It concerns itself not only with the launch of new businesses but more generally with the transfer of new products, knowledge, and services into rural space. Faced with the challenge of finding technologies that match rural requirements, Villgro has linked marketable product and service concepts from diverse sources with entrepreneurs who have start-up experience - so-called serial entrepreneurs. Other incubators may have difficulty imitating Villgro's business model. The conditions for its development are unique, its management approaches are relatively untested, and the values of its management team are deeply intertwined with perceptions of how the rural business system operates in India. However, other startup incubators can learn from Villgro the importance of getting management basics right before attempting to transform an entire agricultural sector. Good governance, transparency, accountability, building teams around highly capable employees, and continuously enhancing management skills are important no matter the strategic orientation of the emerging incubator. 2014-09-12T21:18:23Z 2014-09-12T21:18:23Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20143918/villgro-incubator-india-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20110 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India
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topic	ACCOUNTING ACQUISITION ADVERTISING ADVERTISING AGENCIES APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES BALANCE SHEET BASIC BEST-PRACTICE BLOG BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGETING BUSINESS CENTER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INCUBATION BUSINESS INCUBATOR BUSINESS INCUBATORS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS NETWORKS BUSINESS PARTNERS BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS SERVICE BUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES BUSINESS SYSTEM BUSINESS SYSTEMS BUSINESS VALUATION BUSINESSES BUYERS CAPABILITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CASH FLOW COMMUNITIES COMPANY COPYRIGHT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS DEPRECIATION DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SECTOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FIRMS GROWTH POTENTIAL HUMAN RESOURCES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERFACES INTERNAL BUSINESS INVENTION KNOW-HOW KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEARNING LICENSE LICENSES LOAN MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURING MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET RESEARCH MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIA MONITORS MULTINATIONALS NETWORKING NEW PRODUCTS NONPROFIT CORPORATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OUTSOURCING PARTY PHOTO PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROTOTYPE PUBLIC RELATIONS PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER QUERIES RESULTS RETAIL OUTLETS RURAL ENTREPRENEURS SALES SEARCHES SERVICE CONTRACTS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES SPONSORS STORE STORES TARGETS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS TRAINING INSTITUTES TRANSLATION USER USER PREFERENCES USERS USES VENTURE CAPITAL WEALTH CREATION
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTING ACQUISITION ADVERTISING ADVERTISING AGENCIES APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES BALANCE SHEET BASIC BEST-PRACTICE BLOG BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGETING BUSINESS CENTER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS INCUBATION BUSINESS INCUBATOR BUSINESS INCUBATORS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS NETWORKS BUSINESS PARTNERS BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS SERVICE BUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES BUSINESS SYSTEM BUSINESS SYSTEMS BUSINESS VALUATION BUSINESSES BUYERS CAPABILITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CASH FLOW COMMUNITIES COMPANY COPYRIGHT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS DEPRECIATION DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SECTOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FIRMS GROWTH POTENTIAL HUMAN RESOURCES INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERFACES INTERNAL BUSINESS INVENTION KNOW-HOW KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LEARNING LICENSE LICENSES LOAN MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURING MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET RESEARCH MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIA MONITORS MULTINATIONALS NETWORKING NEW PRODUCTS NONPROFIT CORPORATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OUTSOURCING PARTY PHOTO PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROTOTYPE PUBLIC RELATIONS PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER QUERIES RESULTS RETAIL OUTLETS RURAL ENTREPRENEURS SALES SEARCHES SERVICE CONTRACTS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES SPONSORS STORE STORES TARGETS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS TRAINING INSTITUTES TRANSLATION USER USER PREFERENCES USERS USES VENTURE CAPITAL WEALTH CREATION World Bank Villgro Incubator : India Case Study
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description	Villgro is a business incubator with a unique rural orientation. It concerns itself not only with the launch of new businesses but more generally with the transfer of new products, knowledge, and services into rural space. Faced with the challenge of finding technologies that match rural requirements, Villgro has linked marketable product and service concepts from diverse sources with entrepreneurs who have start-up experience - so-called serial entrepreneurs. Other incubators may have difficulty imitating Villgro's business model. The conditions for its development are unique, its management approaches are relatively untested, and the values of its management team are deeply intertwined with perceptions of how the rural business system operates in India. However, other startup incubators can learn from Villgro the importance of getting management basics right before attempting to transform an entire agricultural sector. Good governance, transparency, accountability, building teams around highly capable employees, and continuously enhancing management skills are important no matter the strategic orientation of the emerging incubator.
format	Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author	World Bank
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title	Villgro Incubator : India Case Study
title_short	Villgro Incubator : India Case Study
title_full	Villgro Incubator : India Case Study
title_fullStr	Villgro Incubator : India Case Study
title_full_unstemmed	Villgro Incubator : India Case Study
title_sort	villgro incubator : india case study
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20143918/villgro-incubator-india-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20110
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Villgro Incubator : India Case Study

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