Business and Innovation Center (BIC)

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European Day of the entrepreneur Oktober 8-9,
2003
Business and Innovation Center (BIC) a
European model for support and development of the
Entrepreneurship and Incubation
Uwe Hoppe C.E.O. BIC Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH Board
Director EBN
Prof. Dr. Mitko Gospodinov C.E.O. BIC Central
Northern Bulgaria
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What is a Business Innovation Centre (BIC)?

• Support organisation for innovative SMEs new
  enterprises
• Created by public/private partnerships of
  principal regional economic operators to offer a
  range of integrated services support to
  innovative projects
• A successful European Commission Regional Policy
  pilot project that is a self-sufficient and
  efficient tool for regional development
• An instrument specific in its mission integral
  to overall regional development strategies

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BIC services to entrepreneurs

• Evaluation/selection of innovative projects
• Business planning
• Financial management
• Access to financing
• Training/ development of management skills
• Technological assistance and technology transfer

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BIC services to entrepreneurs

• Marketing advice and assistance
• Internationalisation and trans-national
  co-operation
• Inter-enterprise co-operation
• Accommodation of enterprises, shared logistical
  services
• Assistance beyond start up

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BIC services to public authorities

• Stimulating enterprise innovation culture
• Detection of innovative projects and project
  initiators
• Analysis of requirements of SMEs inclined to
  innovation

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BIC services to public authorities

• Catalyst/ Mediation between the supply and the
  demand of services for SMEs
• Promotion and implementation of local development
  projects
• Expertise in wide range of EU programmes aimed at
  SMEs