TY - JOUR
T1 - Incubation infrastructure for knowledge-intensive companies around the University of Twente
AU - van der Sijde, Peter
AU - van Driem, G.A.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The University of Twente in The Netherlands actively encourages students to start up their own companies after graduation. This paper describes the incubation infrastructure that it has developed for start-up ventures. The authors discuss the BTC-Twente, the University's business incubator; the Business & Science Park Enschede, which has been established alongside the campus of the University of Twente; and the availability of funds in the region for new companies and the ways in which the sources of finance inter-relate to see an enterprise through the various stages of its development. This case study is presented to indicate how a university can play a key role in the creation of business and employment in its region.
AB - The University of Twente in The Netherlands actively encourages students to start up their own companies after graduation. This paper describes the incubation infrastructure that it has developed for start-up ventures. The authors discuss the BTC-Twente, the University's business incubator; the Business & Science Park Enschede, which has been established alongside the campus of the University of Twente; and the availability of funds in the region for new companies and the ways in which the sources of finance inter-relate to see an enterprise through the various stages of its development. This case study is presented to indicate how a university can play a key role in the creation of business and employment in its region.
U2 - 10.1177/095042229901300404
DO - 10.1177/095042229901300404
M3 - Article
SN - 0950-4222
VL - 13
SP - 243
EP - 247
JO - Industry and higher education
JF - Industry and higher education
IS - 4
ER -