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development of small and medium size companies and crafts in the area of Hrvatsko
Pounje.
Advantages for the users are the following: help with the creation of a business plan
and with the founding of a company, rent-free business facilities for the first year
(then reasonable rents offered), favourable use of administrative and technical
equipment of the incubator (telephones, faxes, copy machines of the incubator),
services of a business secretary, advising, etc.
Industry/Sector (technology area): Not available
International activities: Not available
Name of
initiative:
Business Incubator BIOS Ltd. Osijek
Contact person: Igor Medić (Director)
Email: imedic@inet.hr
Website: http://www.inkubator.hr/
The target markets for the Business Incubator BIOS are start-up entrepreneurs and
small and new businesses up to one year old involved in production or production
based services. The use of the premises is limited to 3 to 5 years depending on the
type of industry. The office space and production facilities are free in the first year of
tenancy, while later payment of limited fees is expected.
The goals of the incubator are following:
• Participating in the regional economic development;
• Promoting local SMEs and providing assistance in the new businesses
development;
• Increasing the number of businesses that survive on the market;
• Decreasing the probability of start-up enterprises market failure;
• Decreasing the business setup and growth time and making these processes
more cost efficient; and
• Providing business consulting, educational, technical assistance and other
services to its tenants and other small and medium sized enterprises in our
region
The services offered by BIOS to tenant firms cover office and workshop space at
preferential rates; use of office, computer and communication equipment; use of
meeting facilities and park space; and other support services, such as consulting
services and conference hall usage.
The Incubator is active in promoting new SME networking initiatives, such as clusters
in the graphical industry. Partners are: The City of Osijek (establisher and owner),
Centre for the Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship,
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