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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"Incubators"”.
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Incubators in the new economy
… the number of new for-profit high-technology incubators has increased dramatically. Incubators in the New Economy are seen as organizations that can address the unique demands required to create today's successful new ventures: speed-to-market, synergy and network, talent cultivation, and …
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Passive Noise Control in Incubators
Incubators in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are known to produce high Sound Pressure Levels (SPL) that can have detrimental effects on infants. Currently measured SPL in NICU's using traditional incubators are above the recommended 45 dB[A] threshold value [1]. Due to operating equipment …
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Stakeholder goal achievement in Australian business incubators
… and federal governments have funded business incubators since the early 1990s, the typical purpose of this investment being to provide a nurturing environment for business start-ups while contributing to local economic development. However, this summation of the functions of business …
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A Balanced Scorecard Template For Florida Incubators
Incubators are organizations that have become a key factor to the success of new ventures. One study jointly sponsored by the University of Michigan, Ohio University, the National Business Incubation Association, and the Southern Technology Council found that 87% of the firms that went through an …
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Social and commercial enterprise interactions: Insights from UK business incubators
… commercial enterprises co-located in business incubators, and asks: how and why do social and commercial enterprises interact in a business incubator? The research provides qualitative insights for a rich understanding of the network dynamics, subtle interactions and influences that occur …
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Characteristics of business incubators influencing collaboration among member startup firms
… among startup firms in four business incubators. Previous studies have elaborated on how collaboration fosters innovation. However, how business incubators promote collaboration among startup firms remains a subject for exploration. This study situated the incubator communities as …
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Exploring how South African business incubators assist entrepreneurs in accessing venture capital
… insufficient entrepreneurial skills. Business incubators (BIs) aim to bridge this gap by providing support and resources to entrepreneurs to start and manage new businesses and access to capital, including venture capital. Purpose: This study assesses how South African BIs support entrepreneurs …
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On the structure and internal mechanisms of business incubators: A comparative case study
… programmes. Of such programmes, business incubators, over the years, politically and in terms of public funding, have received perhaps the highest level of attention. Thus, incubators in Ireland have become important policy instruments for promoting early stage entrepreneurship. The …
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Business incubators in Zambia: A study of the impact on small business enterprises
This study tested the impact of Business Incubators (BI) in stimulating the growth of small to medium businesses in a Southern African country, Zambia. The study explores the existence, awareness, beliefs and experience in a sub Saharan context, identifying the key impact factors. The study was …
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Design of a device to provide visual stimulation to infants confined in incubators
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of providing stationary and nonstationary visual stimuli to preterm infants by designing a device that met basic hospital safety requirements and fit within the incubator. A sample of 20 preterm infants were observed. Differences in responses …
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Small and medium enterprises and the effectiveness of technology business incubators in Saudi Arabia
Multiple studies have examined incubators in developed countries. However, as the literature review illustrates, there is a dearth of research concerning Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) in developing countries. This research presents two theoretical perspectives arrived at while investigating …
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Business incubators as an economic development strategy : a case study of Oakland's communications technology cluster
Business incubators are a rapidly growing trend in economic development. The National Business Incubator Association estimates there are nearly 600 incubators in North America today which each help create over 500 jobs. Through the provision of real estate, physical amenities, and business …
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Innovating the city : challenges and opportunities in establishing incubators and districts in Paris and Boston
… and site visits to startups, co-working spaces, incubators, accelerators and innovation districts. These cases offer insights on the unique political, economic and cultural systems that shape innovation strategies in two cities at drastically different stages of cluster development. The results …
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Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through business incubators in the Arab world
… growth and development impacts of business incubators, thereby assisting governments and policymakers in establishing environments that would facilitate entrepreneurship and national development.
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Incubators for Species which Exhibit Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination: Application to Hawksbill Sea Turtles in Rising Ambient Temperatures
… research proposes the creation of sea turtle egg incubators designed to achieve a temperature range that will produce a higher percentage of male hatchlings to help rectify this imbalance in habitats heavily affected by climate change. These incubators are designed to be affordable, easy to build …
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Exploring the influence of funding sources on business incubation in the Western Cape
… in entrepreneurship support ecosystems. Business incubators provide entrepreneurs and start-up businesses with a shared space (either physical or virtual). The incubator offers a systematic shared support structure that enhances businesses' chances of succeeding and growing into entities that …
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Outcomes of SMMEs participation in incubator programmes in South Africa
… together with other agencies, several business incubators have been established. The number of incubators operating in the country has increased significantly in the recent past. There is a belief that incubators are organisations that will help SMMEs perform better and improve their chances of …
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The Effects of Knowledge Spillovers, Incubators and Accelerator Programmes on the Product Innovation of High-Tech Start-Ups: A Mixed Methods Approach
… light on the effects of knowledge spillovers, incubators, and accelerators on high-tech start-ups performance and survival. Knowledge Spillovers research focuses on the effects of economics and the characteristics of countries on start-ups. However, there is a clear gap in stating a definition …
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EVALUATING EMBRYO SURVIVAL OF SURROGATE FISH SPECIES USING MULTIPLE INCUBATORS: CONTINUING EFFORTS TOWARDS REINTRODUCING ARCTIC GRAYLING (THYMALLUS ARCTICUS) INTO LOWER MICHIGAN STREAMS
… River Basin of Montana using Remote Site Incubators (RSI). Widespread use of RSIs as part of reintroduction efforts in Michigan is challenged by low gradient streams, which limit deployment success. In this study, I evaluated the utility of an alternative instream rearing device, the …
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Township incubator programs impact on entrepreneurial behaviour?
… The major findings of the study are as follow: Incubators in the Northern Cape provides mixture of services in relations to first, second, third and fourth generations incubators. The majority of these incubators are considered weak as they provide only basic services which is shared office …
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