What is it about?
Business incubators (BIs) are important entities in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and, as such, can make a significant contribution to regional development. The aim of this exploratory work is to describe the business incubation activity in Portugal and thus fill the current gap in the literature.
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Why is it important?
The study, using data gathered in 2015, reveals the asymmetrical distribution of BIs across Portuguese districts and the mismatch between the number of BIs and the number of new firms. Policy makers can use the district patterns of business incubation activity identified in this research to develop an integrated BI network that addresses the business particularities of Portuguese districts.
Perspectives
This framework can lead to new lines of research. These include the study of the wide range of services provided by BIs to tenant firms in Portugal, the analysis of factors influencing the spatial distribution of Portuguese BIs, and the comparative analysis of the performance of specialized and non-specialized BIs in the Portuguese territory.
Prof. Gonçalo Rodrigues Brás
Instituto Superior de Gestao e Administracao de Santarem
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This page is a summary of: Business Incubators, Tenant Firms and New Companies: Evidence from Portugal, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-76400-9_15.
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