Analysis grid for quality of good practices
Identification of Practice: University Technology Incubator InQb (SLOVAKIA)
Following the presentation/demonstration of the practice, check their quality standard against the criteria listed
below; give a score from 1 to 4 (1 for a low or unsatisfactory standard, and 4 for very high or very good
standard). If you consider you have no element to appraise a criteria, please tick non ratable.
Criteria
Weight
Quality criteria
1 2 3 4
To what extent the activities
appear to be coherent with the
objectives to be achieved by the
practice
X
To what extent the practice
responds to identified needs
x
To what extent the practice
improves the skills needs
identification and the skills
matching in the digital and/or in
the green economy involving
and/or for the benefit of small and
medium enterprises
To what extent the practice
integrates new elements of
intervention to achieve an
improvement in the skills needs
identification and/or in the skills
matching in the digital and/or in
the green economy involving
and/or for the benefit of small and
medium enterprises
To what extent the practice
contributes progressive tools,
x
x
x
Non
ratable
Evidence/justification (Identify
the elements of proof or
evidence that substantiate the
presence of each criteria)
The activities responding to
the main goals of the Digital
Europe initiative (Harmonizing
EU Single Market), to the
needs and challenges of the
permanently changing
national labor market, with the
calls and involvement of the
young starters, micro
entrepreneurs and university
students.
The InQB established the
necessary physical and
working infrastructure,
business, legal and
administrative support to help
the young entrepreneurs into
their business start-up
activities
The business incubator
environment is completed by
the necessary digital
environment (access to emails,
web, eServices)
From the BP description is not
clear how the business
incubation offering a right
environment for the new types
of eJobs, using another
elements of the digital
economy, like cloud computing
or identification of needed
skills on the labor market
Is not easy to understand from
the BP template, without
facilities, technologies or
processes to the field of skills
needs identification and skills
matching in the digital and/or in
the green economy involving
and/or for the benefit of small and
medium enterprises
To what extent the practice is led
and supported by stakeholders
partnership who strive towards the
pursued goals and are committed
to the success of the practice
x
To what extent the practice enjoys
the collaboration of various
administrations and government
bodies and/or business
associations/organisations and/or
chambers of commerce that afford
their support to the project
To what extent the practice leads
to lasting changes in the way of
working and strategic planning in
the long term
x
To what extent the practice
involves a wide range of actors
and stakeholders that help sustain
the project financially
To what extent resources are/can
be made (cross out that which
does not apply) available for
continuation of the practice.
x
x
x
having personal feelings and
impression from the site, what
are the used new types of
tools in order to offer the
necessary individual
coaching/counseling/ guidance
for the proposed processes
and workflow for the starter MSMEs.
The necessary support from
the European and national
(mainly university)
stakeholders giving guarantee
for the good start and ensure
the necessary working and
human environment.
In that sense, this type of
classical business incubator is
able to fulfill his initial mission
and goals by the necessary
supports from the various
organizations.
The filled BP template doesn’t
give exact facts and figures for
the long term based strategic
planning : how this type of
incubation can be sustainable,
how many start-ups using the
incubator facilities monthly,
yearly for long term, How
many are satisfied with the
eServices and mentors for
business plans, legal
advises… etc..
Some incubators has started
by the brilliant way in Hungary
by the financial support of the
Flemish government around
2000-2004.. Then each closed
their doors, because it was not
planned relevant Bussines
models and Financial Plans.
They lost their
attractiveness.From the Slovak
BP this detail is not clear.
It would be important to see
the overall portfolio, like legal
and business plan
development, HR and
entrepreneurial skills
development. In that moment
all the potentials are at place.
The practice or elements therein
were/can be (cross out that which
does not apply) adopted by actors
located in similar areas
x
To what extent are the
products/services/activities
capable of being applied/used in
different context
x
To what extent are the
products/services/activities
capable of being applied/used with
diverse target groups
x
To what extent the practice or
elements therein were/can be
(cross out that which does not
apply) adopted by other
stakeholders
x
To what extent do you feel free to
adapt and use the products and/or
adapt services/activities material
in a different order/way to suit your
own needs
x
To what extent the practice has an
inherent European scope (such as
stakeholders partnership serving
Europe).
To what extent benefits have been
produced from cross-border cooperation (such as a network of
complimentary training centers,
smes, pes in different countries).
To what extent the practice or
elements therein demonstrate(d)
and/or promote(d) innovative
schemes with European relevance
- where the demonstration itself
x
x
x
The starters/gazelles have lack
of capitals to rent offices and
pay the high communication
fees. This types of incubators
are necessary to taken, mainly
to extend the services to the
university students and their
start-ups or spin-off
companies.
The necessary business and
human infrastructure is on
place. Is not so hard and biug
investment to develop some
special services, like : training
of new types of eJobs, Green
IT, jobs, to create a network of
the “leased employees “, which
is a popular form in WesternEurope.
No limit and differentiation
between the public or private
sector, or micro and SMEs.
This type of incubation can be
replicated easily.
To establish the necessary
physical infrastructure is
costly. An one.time investment
is needed and it is not sure
than a simple NGO of SMEs is
able to realize it. This
incubator is in winning position
right now.
I would like to see the full
portfolio of the incubator and
propose them some activity
extensions, in order to ensure
the long term sustainability and
my own needs on the base of
this great potential
This view and strategy is not
clear from the BP description.
It seems now that the only
stakeholder is the University.
They have international
projects with European
partners, which offer new
experiences to the
management.
The existing infrastructure is
ideal right now to go ahead but
it is really recommended to
enlarge the relevant portfolio
better into the direction of the
might take place locally
To what extent the practice’s
progressive and/or established
ideas may be applied to parallel or
similar situations in the same or
different regions
x
To what extent he practice acts as
a source of inspiration for new
projects
x
innovative schemes in the
today`s M-SMEs
entrepreneurship.
In Central Europe, this schema
is right now standard and
progressive, and it may be
applied by the basic conditions
( infrastructure and financial
supports)
The facilities offering ideal
sites for further projects and
pilots.
Score: 75/80
Practice’s Strong Points
The business incubators are for today unique
“starting” points for starters and gazelles.
Please check the standard services based on the
list of services below.
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Most common incubator services:
Help with business basics YES
Networking activities YES
Marketing assistance YES
High-speed Internet access YES
Help with accounting/financial management YES
Access to bank loans, loan funds and guarantee
programs TBC
Help with presentation skills TBC
Links to higher education resources YES
Links to strategic partners YES
Access to angel investors or venture capital TBC
Comprehensive business training programs YES
Advisory boards and mentors YES
Management team identification TBC
Help with business etiquette TBC
Technology commercialization assistance TBC
Help with regulatory compliance YES
Intellectual property management TBC
Practice’s Weaknesses
From the BP template, for me is missing:
- Evaluation methodology of the business
assistance and satisfaction analysis
- Digital and green economy concept
- Training for eJobs or new types of Jobs
- Long term business and financial concept
- Sustainability or long term based financial
aspects (auto-financed model)
Where is “TBC”, I don’t know or get answer.
Suggested Improvements and Recommendations (content quality, degree of innovation, transferability,
etc.)
The business incubation is mandatory for the national economies. Please check my list above and give
answer to the List of “weaknesses”.
Conclusions regarding validation, transfer and incorporation of the practice
In this BP there is high potential and impact , the model is replicable, innovative , with permanent
improvements.
Analysed from the perspective of:
□ Peer
Name and surname:
X External expert
Name and surname: Tunde Kallai
Place and date
05/09/2014, Rotkreuz