CENTEV/UFV Technology Incubator : Brazil Case Study

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: ACADEMIC COMMUNITY;    ACCESS TO UNIVERSITY;    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;    BASIC;    BASIC KNOWLEDGE;   

RP-ID  :  90123

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

A professor at Brazil'sprestigious Federal University of Vicosa saw a need oncampus for an incubator to support technologically-orientedbusinesses, including agribusinesses. This resulted in theCENTEV Technology Incubator, which is partially funded bythe university but which also receives state and privategrants. Its function is to nurture entrepreneurs to developviable technology based businesses by providing them withmanagement assistance and augmenting their technicalcapabilities with expert academic advice. The incubator s 24graduates are still in business, with average revenues of$2.5 million a year.