Leonardo da Vinci Programme project

No. LT/99/1/088105/PI/I.1.1.b/FPC

Training Network of Lithuanian Business Incubators

Different SMEs support structures are known in the world. One of them – business incubators also called technology/ innovation centres - have spread out in different countries in the recent years. As the idea of business incubation gets more and more popular in Lithuania, a need and lack of specific literature describing business incubation and introducing activities of business incubators has been observed. We hope that these training materials will contribute to fill this gap.

General business management issues have been analysed rather widely and deeply in different sources; business management specialists are prepared in universities. However, management publications lack special focus on market research, establishment, and terms of activities of business incubators. Therefore general management topics are not discussed in these materials; but specifics of business incubators are analysed.

Different business support structures models are described in the book, their implementation peculiarities are presented and experience of their development in many countries is analysed. Methodics of business incubator establishment, organisation and activities planning are described in detail; terms of practical use of BI are presented. Perspectives to improve technology transfer system are highlighted; possibilities to develop technology incubators and other business support structures are analysed.

Training materials were prepared under support of European Commission Leonardo da Vinci Programme and with participation of organisations from Lithuania and 4 foreign countries (Denmark, Germany, Greece and Latvia).

We hope that the training materials will be necessary and useful for Managing Directors and Managers of existing business incubators, employees of Ministries, Municipalities and Regions Administrations working in the field of business support and seeking to establish a business incubator, and for all interested in activities and specifics of business incubators as one of the forms for SMEs support.

Here you may have a look at the summary of the training materials:

·    Experience of Foreign Countries and Lithuania in Development of        Medium and Small Sized Businesses (1dalis.doc)

·      Establishing a Business Incubator (2dalis.doc)

·      Incubator Business Plan (3dalis.doc)

·      Role of Business Incubators in Technology Transfer (4dalis.doc)

Should you have any further questions or a wish to read through all materials prepared, please contact us at Kaunas University of Technology Innovation Centre: K.Donelaicio 73, Kaunas, Lithuania, tel. +370 37 300691,               fax +370 7 300690.