O Business incubators are institutions that
support entrepreneurs in developing their
businesses, especially in initial stages. These
are organizations geared towards speeding up
the growth and success of start-ups and early
stage companies. Incubation is usually done by
institutions which have experience in the
business and technology world.
O Incubation support includes providing
technological facilities and advices, initial
growth funds, network and linkages, co working
spaces, lab facilities, mentoring and advisory
support. They are often a good path to capital
from angel investors, government
organizations, economic-development
coalitions, venture capitalists and other
investors.
O Most of the incubators have potential capital to
invest in growth startups, or have links to
potential funding sources. They provide access
to compliance services from professionals suchas accountants and lawyers; not to mention the
invaluable mentoring and networking support
available at the incubation center, through the
staff and other entrepreneurs at the incubator.
O As early stage hand holders, incubators act as
an integral part of the start-up ecosystem. They
act as a catalyst for both regional as well as
national economic development. There are
different types of incubators: Academic
institutions; Non-profit development
corporations; For-profit development ventures;
Venture capital firms, and combinations of the
above.
O Some of the TBI services that include, Work
space made available on a stretchy and
reasonable, but that is provided on temporary
basis and few common services like secretarial
support, shared usage of office equipments,
business consulting, access to development
support, etc.
O National Business Incubators Association
(NBIA) defines the Technology BusinessIncubation as, "Business Incubation identifies
the method of preliminary and rising
companies, provided that entrepreneurs with
the know-how, complex and utensils they need
to make their ventures successful. Incubation
programmes branch out economies,
commercialize technologies, create jobs and
create wealth". Through Business incubation,
dreams of new and emerging businesses are
changed into actuality with condensed risk.
O The Business Incubation works as an investor
by putting resources into the management,
rather than just thoughts.
O The Business Incubator ascertains the capacity
of the business visionary just as the market
capability of the dare to decide the business
potential.
O Different techniques are utilized and applied to
evaluate the business person and businesspotential. This requires the inclusion of agents,
industry and business advancement specialists.
Exceedingly fruitful business visionaries have
high interior locus of control and a significant
requirement for accomplishment. The Business
incubation process is said to be the systematic
work that support the progress and
development of enterprises at the early stage.
This incubation process develops the new
conducive environment which supports the new
ventures by providing the assistance in
launching the business centers at minimal cost
and optimizing the efficiency of enterprises.