Red LAC is an open network of Business Incubators, Technology Parks and other institutions promoting innovative entrepreneurship in the Latin America and Caribbean regions. The network identified five priorities areas to initiate its work: Entrepreneurship and TICs, Management of the incubation process, External support and networks, Evaluation and Public Policies.

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51 organizations in 19 countries throughout Latin America/Caribbean.

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This is the Latin America and the Caribbean regional network, which belongs to the InfoDev Incubator Support Center. This platform aims to enhance and improve knowledge-sharing of business development professionals and organizations leveraging ICT to promote entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Esta es la Red Regional de Latino América y el Caribe, dentro del Centro de Apoyo a Incubadoras de InfoDev. Esta plataforma apunta a mejorar el intercambio de conocimientos de profesionales del desarrollo y organizaciones que utilizan las TICs para promover el emprendedorismo en Latino América y el Caribe.

Si quieres ser parte de la lista de distribución de redLAC para recibir información acerca de las actividades y oportunidades de infoDev, por favor, regístrate en el siguiente link: http://listsrv.latu.org.uy/mailman/listinfo/redlac

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Highlights

Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners? Determinants of Innovation in Micro and SMEs

Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Owner ability, personality traits, and ethnicity have a significant and substantial impact on the likelihood of a firm innovating, confirming the importance of the entrepreneur in the innovation process. More

TV Series for Small Business Owners by National E-Business Incubator in Dominica

Network Member Awarded MIF Grant to Establish Angel Investors Network Located in Colombia, the Crea-Me business incubator was recently awarded more than USD 1.6 million to establish and formalize an angel investors network. The MIF "Support for Entrepreneurs and Mobilization of Capital through Angels Investors" supports new enterprises with high growth potential by mobilizing the resources of business angel networks and seed capital funds.

infoDev Announces Winners of Global Innovators Contest 2009 Following a call for candidates in March for the Global Innovators 2009 contest, infoDev is pleased to announce that it has selected eleven entrepreneurs whose success stories will be highlighted at infoDev's 3rd Global Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in October 2009.

MIF to finance ICT projects for SMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced that USD 2 million will be provided to finance projects in the context of the ICT Innovation Program for E-Business and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Development (ICT4BUS Program).

Technology Transfer Facilitation - Online Discussion! The purpose of this online discussion is to explore how developing countries can best facilitate the transfer and commercialization of technology from research institutions - whether from within their domestic institutions; between developing countries; or between developing and industrialized nations.

Network Member 3IE Launches Technology Spin-Off Initiative in Chile Launched in Chile by the International Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3IE) of the Federico Santa Maria University of Technology (UTFSM), this project is an innovative way to support the start up of new technology companies.

The 2009 Tech Awards - Call for Nominations The Tech awards committee - Technology benefiting humanity - is currently accepting 2009 nominations. Five laureates are recognized in each of the categories: Environment, Economic Development, Education, Equality and Health, and one laurete from each category receives a $50,000 prize.

A Message from infoDev's Program Manager: Send us your input - help shape the Global Forum agenda! Ms. Valerie D'Costa, infoDev's Program Manager, invites you to reflect on the theme for the 3rd infoDev Global Forum on Business Incubation - Innovation and Venture Creation for Inclusive Development - and send us your thoughts to help shape the Global Forum 2009 agenda and activities.

Apply to Be a 2009 Global Forum Innovator infoDev is seeking 15-20 successful entrepreneurs working on innovations in sectors such as agriculture, information technology, tourism and sustainable energy / clean technology. Successful applicants will be named 2009 Global Forum Innovators and have their stories highlighted at the 3rd infoDev Global Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in October 2009.

Development Marketplace 2009 Grant Competition on "Climate Adaptation" The Development Marketplace is a competitive grant program administered by the World Bank. The 2009 global competition is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and additional DM partners. It aims to identify 20 to 25 innovative, early-stage projects addressing climate adaptation. The DM is a unique opportunity to turn your idea into reality; if selected your project could receive up to US$200,000 in grant funding for implementation over two years.

Update: New Date and Location for the 3rd infoDev Global Forum on Business Incubation 2009 The 3rd Global Forum on Business Incubation will be held in Florianopolis, Brazil on October 26-30, 2009. This new date and location enables both partners to integrate the 3rd infoDev Global Forum with ANPROTEC's 19th Brazilian National Seminar on Science Parks and Business Incubation.

Request for Expressions of Interest: Consultant Services, Business Incubator Manager Training infoDev has received financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) toward the cost of developing a state-of-the-art business incubation training program targeting business incubator managers in developing countries, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services.

infoDev's Global Working Group on Youth & Innovation Launches Newsletter Initiated and financed by infoDev, the Global Working Group on Youth & Innovation already comprises more than 20 experts from infoDev's Global Network of Business Incubators, committed to fostering youth entrepreneurship within the broader context of innovation and business incubation. Read the Working Group's first activity update. Global Network members are welcome to join!

IDB Cultural grant - Energy Innovation Contest The Inter-American Development Bank, in its 50th anniversary, is launching an Energy Innovation Contest. Its goal is to find original responses to the energy challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean today.

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Innovation and entrepreneurship in Chile: a portrait of dynamic entrepreneurs and their business practices One of the greatest challenges that economic development poses for Chile has to do with strengthening the role that innovation plays both in already established and in newly-generated innovative enterprises. Based on detailed research, and with the purpose of fostering entrepreneurial success through innovation, the present study outlines some of the dynamic entrepreneurs’ practices that have successfully contributed to the growth and development of existing enterprises in Chile.

Success Factors in enterprises incubated by INGENIO

The Workshop Methodology in the Social Incubation of Communities, by Genesis Institute, Brazil

Small enterprises, big hopes

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IDB Report on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Latin America: An Exploration of Current Knowledge The entrepreneurial skills potential of women is significant because women play a predominant role in microenterprise sector. As half of the adult population, they can consistently contribute to enlarging and enforcing entrepreneurship, by demonstrating their proactive capacities and skills in pursuing their own business ventures. This report intends to introduce the discussion of gender gaps in entrepreneurship development and to explore possible actions that could effectively foster women’s entrepreneurship.

Incubation Methodology for Popular Cooperatives: An ITCP/UFRJ Proposal This paper presents the basis of the methodology proposed by the Technological Incubator of Popular Cooperatives (ITCP). The objective of the paper is to feature general guidelines related with the process of incubation of popular coperatives, so that they can be analyzed and discussed by different institutions.

Support for the technological innovation in Central America: The experience of the fund for the Technological and Entrepreneurial Modernization of Panama This document evaluates the results of a recent experience of support to the innovation in Central America, the Fund for the Technological and Entrepreneurial Modernization of Panama (FOMOTEC). Moreover, these are compared with those of the National Fund of Technological and Productive Development of Chile (FONTEC). On this base, the document presents some lessons and policy recommendations related to the policies designed for technological innovation in the small enterprise, especially for the Latin America countries that have less experience in this subject. It is available in Spanish only.

Operative guide for competitivity programs for the small and medium enterprise This document presents a series of recommendations aimed at guiding the people working at the Inter-American Development Bank and the execution agencies in the identification, design, approval, execution and evaluation process related to competitivity programs designed for the small and medium enterprise. The framework of this guide is the small and médium enterprise strategy (GN-1885-corr), published in 1995, the national strategies of entrepreneurial development prepared by the Bank between 1995 and 1997 and the competitivity strategy currently prepared by the Research Department. As a knowledge management tool, this document also includes references about other policies performed by the Bank related to competitivity, bibliographic notes about best practices and work principles, and mentions about some loan and technical cooperation operations of the Bank that can serve as practical examples to the new operations orientated to improve the competitivity of the small and medium enterprise. This working paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region, and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. This paper has not gone through the Department’s peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank. It is available in Spanish only.

The public-private collaboration in the small enterprise support: Seven case studies of Latin America This report explores the dynamics of public-private partnerships in the design, execution and evaluation of small enterprise support programs in the Region. Based on seven case studies, the report highlights the increasingly important role that the private sector plays in the institutional schemes designed to support the development of small firms, and the challenges that lay ahead regarding the effectiveness and enhancement of public-private coordination. This working paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region, and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. This paper has not gone through the Department's peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank. It is available in Spanish only.

Fostering the entrepreneurial activity in Latin America and the Caribbean: Suggests for projects formulation Programs and policies to foster entrepreneurship are increasingly being promoted in Latin America and the Caribbean. Small municipalities, civil society organizations and different government agencies are implementing initiatives to disseminate the entrepreneurship culture and to facilitate the creation of new firms. The present document portrays guidelines and practical case studies to support these organizations in the design of projects that will effectively foster entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean. Permission is granted to reproduce this paper in whole or in part for noncommercial purposes only and with proper attribution to the author(s), the Sustainable Development Department, and the Inter-American Development Bank. Publication available in Spanish only.

The BID group and the small and medium enterprise (1990-2004): Results of 15 years of work This document describes the activities performed by the BID group between 1990 and 2005 aimed at supporting the small and medium enterprises (SME). It includes, in its first chapter, a brief analysis of the importance of the SME in Latin America and the Caribbean, the reasons behind the implementation of support policies and programs, and the challenges and opportunities that face the sector in the present environment, characterized by globalization, regional integration and technological change. The second chapter explores the institutional and strategic framework of the BID group in which the support operations aimed at SME are based, and then presents the statistics about the loans and the technical cooperations in the last 15 years associated with the improving of the entrepreneurial environment conditions, the financing access and the development of the market of entrepreneurial development services. The final chapter of the report includes a recapitulation of the lessons learned as result of the support operations and the future challenges related to the support of the BID group destined to the small and medium enterprises. Available in Spanish only.

Is Youth Entrepreneurship a Necessity or an Opportunity?: A First Exploration of Household and New Enterprise Surveys in Latin America This paper highlights the importance of youth entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by young entrepreneurs. The authors analyze the differences between youth who become entrepreneurs by necessity or by opportunity and also review the scope and quality of policies and programs that governments, development agencies and civil society are implementing to support the groups of young entrepreneurs. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank. Permission is granted to reproduce this paper in whole or in part for noncommercial purposes only and with proper attribution to the author(s), the Sustainable Development Department, and the Inter-American Development Bank. This document is available in English only.

Seed Capital for financing new enterprises: Advances and lessons learned in Latin America The report explores the advances and lessons learned from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador and Peru as regards seed capital for financing new enterprises with high growth potential. After performing an inventory of the public and private financial instruments to support fast growing businesses, the study focuses on four cases of Chile and Colombia which, because of their antiquity and variety, offer an interesting learning opportunity to the people in charge of designing this sort of interventions. These cases are: the subsidy lines to innovative ventures and the lines for cofinancing risk capital funds of the Production Fostering Corporation of Chile, the angel investors’ net of the Octantis incubator in Chile and the risk capital fund Mercurius Ventures in Colombia. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank Permission is granted to reproduce this paper in whole or in part for noncommercial purposes only and with proper attribution to the author(s), the Sustainable Development Department, and the Inter-American Development Bank. Available in Spanish only.

Institutional Capacities for Small Business Policy Development in Latin America and the Caribbean This study provides a quantitative description of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean. It highlights the quality of the information available in the region and, in doing so, also identifies gaps in the data. The study also presents a comparative analysis of the capacity of national MSME institutions to support small business development. Based on this assessment, the authors also draw attention to the disparate levels of institutional capacity in the region. The study recommends the development of an MSME Institutional Learning System to organize and promote the sharing of information among MSME support institutions of all types in the region, and between them and their international counterparts and international development organizations. Permission is granted to reproduce this paper in whole or in part for noncommercial purposes only and with proper attribution to the author(s), the Sustainable Development Department, and the Inter-American Development Bank. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank. The document is available in English only.

Success Stories

Bio-Commerce with Tropical Flowers, incubated at Agroinnova, Colombia

Tuning Success (Portuguese only)

Focusing on Clients and Opportunities (Portuguese only)

Telephone Via Internet? A Technology - based Enterprise Focusing on Digital Convergence (Portuguese only)

The First Enterprise Incubated by the Federal University of Viçosa (Portuguese only)

Going at the Speed of Business: Juggling in the Software Market (Portuguese only)

Panamanian Female Entrepreneur Awarded in France

Empresa com Sinônimo de Inovação Tecnológica (Portuguese only)

Da Pesquisa a Inovações Tecnológicas (Portuguese only)

Um Plano de Vôo Perfeito no Céu do Brasil (Portuguese only)

Sucesso de Mercado Saiu de um PC-XT (Portuguese only)

Technology for Architectural Restoration Incubated at Santiago Innova, Chile

Uma História de Sucesso na Área de Internet e Serviços de Tecnologia da Informação (Portuguese only)

Featured Tools

Entrepreneurs Comprehensive Diagnosis

Guía de Aprendizaje FOMIN sobre Emprendimientos Dinámicos

Training Material Available at INGENIO Incubator, Uruguay

Courses: Easy Internet and Easy Informatics for Cooperatives, by ITCP COOPE UFRJ, Brazil

Entrepreneurial Training by BDS Stratega, Ecuador (Spanish version)

Virtual Platform for communication between business incubators and their incubated enterprises, by the Ecuadorian Network of Business Incubators

INNOBANK by Chile Access Nova (in Spanish)

Small Organizations Tutoring System (SAPO) by Brazil Genesis Institute (in Portuguese)

On Line Business Plan by Chile Santiago Innova Corporation (in Spanish)

Popular Cooperatives Portal by Brazil ITCP

Idea Test

Good Practices

Análise das Condições Locais Portuguese 3/11/2008

Análisis de las Condiciones Locales Spanish 3/12/2008

Apoyo Básico Ofrecido a Empresas Incubadas Spanish version 4/10/2008

Avaliação de Desempenho da Incubadora Portuguese 3/12/2008

Beneficios tecnológicos Spanish version 4/11/2008

Benefícios Tecnológicos Portuguese 3/13/2008

Capital de Investimento e Instituições Financiadoras Portuguese 3/13/2008

Captação de Recursos Portuguese 3/13/2008

Concurso de Plano de Negócios Portuguese 3/12/2008

Contratação de Serviços de Terceiros Portuguese 3/12/2008

Contratación de servicios a terceros Spanish 4/14/2008

Definição da Estrutura Organizacional Portuguese 3/7/2008

Definição da Figura Jurídica 3/7/2008

Definição do Estágio dos Empreendimentos Portuguese 3/7/2008

Definição do Foco da Incubadora Portuguese 3/7/2008

Definição do Local da Incubadora Portuguese 3/7/2008

Definição do Modelo da Incubador Portuguese 3/12/2008

Definição do Modelo Operacional da Incubadora Portuguese 3/7/2008

Definição do Propósito da Incubadora Portuguese 3/7/2008

El rol del directorio de la incubadora Spanish 4/14/2008

Evaluación del desempeño de la incubadora Spanish 4/14/2008

Factores de Éxito en Empresas Incubadas en INGENIO Spanish 5/8/2008

Ferramentas de TICs para Planejamento e Gestão de Empresas 3/7/2008

Gestão de Marketing e Relações Públicas Portuguese 3/12/2008

Gestão de Qualidade Portuguese 3/12/2008

Gestão de Recursos Humanos Portuguese 3/12/2008

Gestão do Planejamento, Acompanhamento e Avaliação Portuguese 3/12/2008

Gestão Estratégica Portuguese 3/13/2008

Gestão Financeira Portuguese 3/12/2008

Gestión de la calidad Spanish 4/14/2008

Gestión de la planificación, el seguimiento y la evaluación Spanish 4/14/2008

Gestión del marketing y de las relaciones públicas Spanish 4/14/2008

Gestión Estratégica Spanish 4/14/2008

Gestión financiera Spanish 4/14/2008

Graduação e Pós-Incubação Portuguese 3/12/2008

Herramientas de TICs para Planeamiento y Gestión de Empresas 3/7/2008

Identificação da Disponibilidade de Recursos Econômicos e Financeiros Portuguese 3/13/2008

Identificação das Justificativas, Benefícios e Vantagens da Implantação de uma Incubadora Portuguese 3/12/2008

Identificação dos Parceiros (Stakeholders) Portuguese 3/13/2008

Infra-estrutura Física Portuguese 3/12/2008

Instrumentos Motivacionais Portuguese 3/12/2008

Instrumentos motivacionales Spanish 4/14/2008

O Conselho da Incubadora Portuguese 3/13/2008

Planejamento Estratégico Portuguese 3/13/2008

Planejando a Incubadora Portuguese 3/12/2008

Plano de Negócios Portuguese 3/12/2008

Pós-Incubação Portuguese 3/12/2008

Proceso de contratación de empleados Spanish 4/14/2008

Processo de Contratação de Funcionários Portuguese 3/13/2008

Processo de Pré-Incubação Portuguese 3/12/2008

Processo de Seleção Portuguese 3/12/2008

Programa de Suporte Estratégico e Gerencial Portuguese 3/12/2008

Recaudación de fondos Spanish 4/14/2008

Serviços de Suporte Operacional Portuguese 3/12/2008

Suporte Básico Oferecido às Empresas Incubadas Portuguese 3/11/2008

Uso de TICs en la Gestión de Empresas Incubadas Spanish 3/7/2008

Uso de TICs na Gestão de Empresas Incubadas Portuguese 3/7/2008

Presentations

“La Colaboración Global para Internacionalizar Emprendimientos Dinámicos Latinos”, Sebastían Melin.pdf 10/15/2008

Acelerador de Empresas de Panamá Una perspectiva diferente para desarrollar empresas dinámicas, Manuel Lorenzo.pdf 10/14/2008

Actividades realizadas en el contexto del proyecto infoDev RELAPI para apoyar y fortalecer RedLAC,.pdf 11/26/2007

AGROINNOVA, Angelica Mu¤oz Ponencia.pdf 11/26/2007

Associa‡ao Nacional das Entidades Promotoras de Empreendimentos Inovadores, ANPROTEC, Christiano Becker.pdf 11/26/2007

Business Incubator Initiatives in the Caribbean Region, Roshan Kumar.pdf 11/26/2007

CAF: Programas de Apoyo al Emprendimiento en la Región, Andrés Oneto.pdf 10/14/2008

Cambios en las Misiones y en las Imágenes de las Instituciones, Jorge Audy.pdf 11/19/2007

Caso Parque Tecnológico Teknia de Finlandia en Shangai, Ari Virtanen.pdf 11/19/2007

Concepto y Gestión de la Imagen: Parques y sus Empresas, Mauricio Guedes.pdf 11/19/2007

Desarrollo de un Ecosistema Emprendedor: La Experiencia de Uruguay, Manuel Bello.pdf 10/14/2008

Desarrollo Emprendedor Dinámico y Sostenible: El Rol Estratégico del Ecosistema, Hugo Kantis.pdf 10/14/2008

Desarrollo empresarial e innovación en Centroamerica a la luz de las tendencias globales. Experiencias de DESCA/GTZ, Stephan Heieck.pdf 10/15/2008

DICTUC, Un Modela de Incubacion Autosustenable, Soledad Fernandez.pdf 11/26/2007

Ejemplo de la Cooperaci¢n EU LAC en el marco del la incubacion y del emprendimiento, Caso de Chile, Josephine Arpaillange.pdf 11/26/2007

El financiamiento de Capital de Riesgo en Argentina, IECyT, Gabriel Jacobsohn.pdf 11/26/2007

Emprendimiento Dinámico: el Ecosistema es la Incubadora (OCTANTIS - Chile), Gabriel Hidalgo.pdf 9/22/2008

En búsqueda del tiempo perdido: construyendo modelos brasileños de parques tecnológicos, Guilherme Ary Plonski.pdf 10/14/2008

Entrepreneurial Financing in the United States, Innovation Depot, Susan Matlock.pdf 11/26/2007

Estrategia de Parques e Incubadoras en los Países en Desarrollo, Luis Sanz.pdf 10/14/2008

Experiencia Octantis, Aldo Aspilcueta.pdf 11/26/2007

Financiamento a Emprendimientos, el caso Uruguay, Corporacion Nacional para el Desarrollo, Beatriz Moratorio.pdf 11/26/2007

Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones, FOMIN, Patricio Diaz.pdf 11/26/2007

Gerencia de Incubadoras de Empresas, Tips para la Gestion y Sostenibilidad, Maria Liliana Gallego.pdf 11/26/2007

Gobiernos Regionales y Locales en la Promoción de la Innovación, Felipe Romero.pdf 11/19/2007

Gobiernos Regionales y Locales en la Promoción de la Innovación, Hernán Bacarini.pdf 11/19/2007

IASP General Survey 2006 - 2007, Luis Sanz.pdf 11/19/2007

Incuba: Emprendiendo en Industrias Creativas - AYPIPT 2007.doc 3/17/2008

Incubadora de Empresas, Una Respuesta a los Emprenderodes, Carlos Lucero.pdf 11/26/2007

Incubadora KHEM de emprendimientos de base tecnologica, Andres Lalanne.pdf 11/26/2007

Incubadora Tecnologica de Cooperativas Populares, Brazil, Gonzalo Guimaraes.pdf 11/26/2007

Ingenio, Universidad ORT Uruguay, Manuel Bello.pdf 11/26/2007

Innovaci¢n, conocimiento y aprendizaje para el desarrollo, CEPAL, Anna Lisa Primi.pdf 11/26/2007

Innovación y Emprendedorismo Potenciado por TICs (infoDev), C. César Yammal.pdf 9/22/2008

Innovación y Emprendimiento en TICs, Fernando Castellanos.pdf 11/19/2007

Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Escuela de Administración de Empresas. Centro de Incubación de Empresas CIE-TEC, Eugenia Ferreto.pdf 10/14/2008

International Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Chile, Victor Aguilera.pdf 11/26/2007

La articulación Universidad- Empresa dentro de los Parques Tecnológicos, Ing Gregorio Paluszny.pdf 10/14/2008

La Experiencia Brasilena en el Apoyo a Incubadoras y Parques Tecnologicos, Sebrae NA, Paulo Alvim.pdf 11/26/2007

La globalización de los emprendimientos: la experiencia mexicana, Jorge Zavala.pdf 10/14/2008

La Industria del Patentamiento, OTRI Chile, Rosario Retamal.pdf 11/26/2007

La Realidad de la Incubaci¢n en Am‚rica Latina y el Caribe, Modelos y Resultados, Juan Villalvazo.pdf 11/26/2007

Las Industrias complementarias a la Incubaci¢n, La Industria del Patentamiento, Maria Clara Lima.pdf 11/26/2007

Las Redes de Incubación y su Impacto en el Ecosistema del Desarrollo, Jaime Retamal Pinto.pdf 10/14/2008

Las Universidades Como Ancla de Parques Tecnológicos - La Experiencia Brasileña, Mauricio Guedes.pdf 10/15/2008

Modelo de Agencia de Desarrollo e Innovación Económico Territorial, Álvaro Bustos.pdf 11/19/2007

Modelo Extendido de Incubación de Empresas, Rolando Liendo.pdf 11/19/2007

NBIA Initiatives, Tracy Kitts.pdf 11/26/2007

Oportunidades y Escenarios para la Creacion de Incubadoras de Empresas, Mauricio Guedes.pdf 11/19/2007

Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, Sonia Palomo.pdf 11/19/2007

Parques Industriales y Parques Tecnológicos: De la antinomia a la complementación. Esteban Cassin.pdf 10/14/2008

Parques Tecnológicos Rumbo a lo Desconocido, Luis Sanz.pdf 11/19/2007

Parques Tecnológicos: Plan, Objetivos y Líneas Estratégicas, Rafael Rivas de Benito.pdf 11/19/2007

ParqueSoft, John Restrepo Zapata.pdf 11/19/2007

ParqueTec, Incubadora de empresas, Marcelo Lebendiker.pdf 11/26/2007

Patentes de Invencao, Oportunidade para Pequenas Empresas de Alta Tecnologia, Roberto A Lotufo, UNICAMP.pdf 11/26/2007

Pol¡ticas de competitividad, innovaci¢n y desarrollo en el Uruguay Productivo.pdf 11/26/2007

Política Científica y Tecnológica de España, Rafael Rivas.pdf 11/19/2007

Políticas de Fomento a la Creación de Empresas, Incubación de Negocios y el Emprendimiento en Peru, CONCYTEC, Marco Salazar Gonzales.pdf 11/26/2007

Politicas Gubernamentales en Innovaction, Desarollo, Tecnologico, Emprendimiento e Incubacion en LAyC, Conclusiones.pdf 11/26/2007

Politicas y Programas Para la Promocion de la Innovaction y Competitividad en Chile, ChileIncuba, Alvaro Bustos.pdf 11/26/2007

Polo Tecnologico Bahia Blanca, Mariela Scudelati.pdf 11/26/2007

Portal de Emprendedores, Aceledador de Empresas de la Ciudad del Saber, Manuel Lorenzo.pdf 11/26/2007

PortoDigital, Fernando Saboya.pdf 11/19/2007

Programa de Apoyo a la Competitividad, CAF, German Rios.pdf 11/26/2007

Programa de Apoyo a la Competitividad, Marcela Benavides.pdf 11/19/2007

Programa Nacional de Desarollo Emprendedor, SEPYME, Pablo Angelelli.pdf 11/26/2007

Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean, Miguel Aldaz.pdf 10/15/2008

Proyecto E-quipu, Universidad Catolica del Peru, Eduardo Ismode.pdf 11/26/2007

Redes Innovación y Emprendimiento para el Desarrollo, Juan Villalvazo Naranjo.pdf 11/19/2007

Redes, Recepción de Innovación, Estructuras Multilocacionales, Carlos Galian.pdf 11/19/2007

Southern Angels, Red de Inversionistas, Fernando Prietof.pdf 11/26/2007

Tecnológicos_Una Experiencia Brasilera, Guilherme Ary Plonski.pdf 11/19/2007

Una iniciativa para apoyar el desarrollo de Emprendimientos Tecnológicos y una cultura de Inversión de Riesgo, Marcos Troncoso.pdf 10/15/2008

Universidad de Costa Rica. Emprendimiento UCR. Una tarea aún pendiente … pero más viva que nunca, Luis Alonso Jimenez.pdf 10/14/2008

Universidad EARTH La Flor: Una Iniciativa de Innovación y Desarrollo. Carlos Murillo.pdf 10/14/2008

Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA - Emprendedores), Alejandro Montalvo Morales.pdf 9/22/2008

Universidades y Ambientes de Innovación, Eduardo Ísmodes.pdf 11/19/2007

Universidades y Ambientes de Innovación, Mauricio Guedes.pdf 11/19/2007

Universidades y Ambientes de Innovación: El Caso de TecnoPUC, Jorge Audy.pdf 11/19/2007

Reports

GEM 2007 GLOBAL REPORT LAUNCHED

iDISC overview & network statistics (2008)

LAC network overview (2008)

SEGUNDA CONFERENCIA DE INCUBADORAS LATINOAMERICANA Y DEL CARIBE

Latin America & the Caribbean

18 January, 2008
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Regional Workshop: Latin America

1 January, 1900
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The following table provides a statistical overview of data for this region, collected from the iDisc member directory. Note that zero values are excluded throughout.

Type

	Incubators
Academic	19
Government	6
NGO	19
Private sector	7

Financial Model

	Incubators
For-profit	7
Not-for-profit	44

Targets

	Incubators
Rural poor	19
Urban poor	19
Women	14
Youth	36

Sectors

	Incubators
Agriculture	14
Clean Technology	0
Information and Communication Technologies	33
International	8
Manufacturing	15
Mixed Use	21
None	1
Textile	2

Services

	Incubators
Facilities	43
Finance	40
Incubation and Business Development	46
International Business Services	23
Networks and Synergy	40
Technology Transfer	29

Objectives

	Incubators
Affect policymaking	17
Commercialize research	18
Create companies that export revenues	21
Create jobs	33
Develop profitable enterprises	42
Provide income generating opportunities for disadvantaged populations	19
Raise the awareness of potential entrepreneurs	28

Number of Clients

# Reporting	42
Min	1
Mean	89
Max	2,376
Total	3,750

	Incubators
1-5	4
6-10	4
11-15	8
16-20	8
21+	18

Employees in Client Firms

# Reporting	40
Min	2
Mean	412
Max	7,462
Total	16,489

	Incubators
1-15	4
16-30	6
31-45	5
46-60	4
61+	21

Number of Graduates

# Reporting	23
Min	1
Mean	26
Max	100
Total	620

	Incubators
1-3	2
4-6	3
7-10	3
10-13	2
14+	13

Employees in Graduated Firms (Jobs Created)

# Reporting	20
Min	3
Mean	318
Max	1,500
Total	6,361

	Incubators
1-15	2
16-30	1
31-45	0
46-60	3
61+	14

Years in Operation

# Reporting	50
Min	1
Mean	7
Max	22
Total	354

	Incubators
0-3	17
4-6	11
7-9	9
10+	14

Space (sq.m)

# Reporting	32
Min	40
Mean	2,856
Max	36,000
Total	91,421

	Incubators
1-1,000	23
1,001-10,000	7
10,001+	2

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