TITLE
Author 1a), Author 2b), Author 3c)…..
a) Institution
b) Institution
c) Institution
…
Stage: Preincubation, Incubation (*)
Activity: Financing (**)
Summary
No more than 150 words in a single paragraph indicating the purpose of the good practice, its
main results and the main conclusions.
1. Introduction
It defines the objectives of the good practice and provides a brief definition of the context in
which it is developed. Neither a detailed review about the state-of-the-art nor a summing-up
the good practice results should be included.
2. Good Practice
Description of the good practice. The author must keep in mind that the maximum allowed
length for the whole document is 4 pages (longer proposals will not be accepted). In case
that figures or tables are included, they will always appear after referring them in the text.
They will be mentioned indicating “...Table 1…” or “…in Figure 4...” and their corresponding
caption have to be included in the document with the format shown below (the same for
figures and tables)
Pharmaceutical
13
Mechanics
10
Medical Equipment
9
Energy
9
Measuring systems and
8
Chemistry
8
Biotechnology
7
Academic Methods and
5
Materials
5
Food
3
Design-Mechanics
2
1
Aquaculture
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Figure 4. Distribution of the participant inventions in the final phase of PROFOPI
3. Results
Results will be presented briefly and concisely, carrying out the requirements about the
maximum length of the document. In case there are tables or figures, they will also fulfill the
requirements mentioned in point 2.
4. Conclusions
Conclusions will be presented briefly and concisely, carrying out the requirements about the
maximum length of the document.
5. References
In case that references to publications are made, they will be numbered in the same order
they appear in the text and between square brackets (e.g. ”..in [5], it is presented…”) In
section 5, references will be described as follows:
Articles:
[1] Van der Geer J, Hanraads J, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun
200; 163:51-9.
Books:
[2] Strunk W, White EB. The elements of style. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan;1979.
Book Chapters:
[3] Mettan GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS,
Smith RZ, editors. Introduction to the electronic age, New York: E-Publishing Inc; 1999, p.281304.
Good practices with no references must include section 5 too (leaving it blank).
(*) Authors must indicate one or two phases of the entrepreneurship which is/are affected by
good practice, choosing from the following ones:
R+D+i: It’s the phase of the entrepeneurship process in which new products or processes are
developed within the framework of the activity of the research groups of the universities. They
can serve as a basis for the constitution of a new economic activity.
Preincubation: It’s the phase that covers the period from the conception of a new
management idea to the realization of the project, with the effective set up of a new company.
Incubation: It’s the initial phase of a company’s life in which it develops its activity under some
kind of guidance or dependence on the research group it has emerged from, with the aim of
maximizing the probability of success. This stage is limited to a certain period of time. It is, as a
general rule, a period of three years but it may vary according to the specific features of the
projects during the incubation process.
Speeding Up: Phase in which the company, after its first years of life, has been able to take up
a niche market and begins to grow in an exponential way both in employment and in turnover
in order to maximize its profit.
Consolidation: Once the company has reached an optimum size according to the area or sector
in which its activity is developed, that structure will allow the company to expand its horizon of
market actions. In this phase, the company begins a strategy of internationalization and
diversification of its activities.
(**) In a similar way, authors will indicate one or two entrepreneur activities which is/are
affected by good practice, choosing from the following ones:
Training: Activities aimed at assuring a proper acquisition of management aptitudes and skills
by the entrepreneurs.
Communication: All actions aimed at making society aware of the importance of the
entrepreneurs’ work for our social and economic development. It includes awards, spreading
conferences, etc.
Management: Activities supporting the business management by means of developing tools or
promoting regulations and rules which make entrepreneurship easier.
Intellectual Property: Activities that provide the proper protection of the company intellectual
and/or industrial property, for subsequent valorisation within the market.
Commercialization: Activities aimed at putting the product on the market in the most effective
way.
Alliances/Networks: Through formal relations with other agents involved in entrepreneurship
(universities, foundations, local, regional or national governments, etc.), companies are
offered an important relational capital which generates an added value in its activities.
Internationalization: It can be commercial or productive, and refers to the process of gaining
access to broader markets than the national one.