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BEST BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN Romania
Name of the business incubator and name of its head:
Name of the Business Incubator: Technology and Business Incubator
Name of the Head: IPA CIFATT
Director: Gabriel VLADUT
Address:
Street: 12, Stefan cel Mare street
City: Craiova, Romania
P.O. Box:
Telephone: +40-251-412290 Fax: +40-251-418882
E-mail: office@ipacv.ro
Internet address: http://www.ipacv.ro
2. The year when the Business Incubator was established: 1995
3. The size of the Business Incubator in m 2 : 1800
4. The purpose and type of the Business Incubator
Classical business incubator with different tenants;
Specialized business incubator oriented for certain businesses;
Business incubators for service industries;
• Technological oriented business incubator;
business incubator oriented for women entrepreneurs;
Business incubator oriented for youth;
Export processing incubator;
Other type of business incubator (please specify)
5. What are the concept and the Vision of the Business Incubator
Plus value added, technology transfer, partnership on projects, supported for development
6. On which initiative was the Business Incubator created (Government, local authorities,
business communities, others – please specify)
Own initiative, after 9 year, Government support trough the program INFRATECH
7. Do you have a Business Plan
YES
8. How is/are the owner(s)/stakeholders of the Business Incubator
Owner: IPA CIFATT,
Stakeholders: innovation SMEs, innovators for start up the company.
9. What is the legal status of the Business Incubator
Department of IPA CIFATT Craiova, Financial autonomy, with own methodology
10. What kind of services is provided by the Business Incubator management
Provides premises leased on fixed terms;
• Consulting services;
• Training of entrepreneurs;
• Shared office administration;
• Provides accounting for tenant;
• Provide access to financing;
• Provides marketing services;
• Provides technological services;
• Provides services in consumer protection;

• Provides services in quality management;
• Provides services in environment services;
• Provides coaching;
• Provides mentoring activities;
Other services please specify. Please see our web site: www.ipacv.ro
11. In average how many tenants do you have
10.
12. What is the incubation period – maximum year to be stay at the Business Incubator
5 years
13. How many businesses left the Business Incubator from the year of establishment
15
14. How many businesses survived for those who left the Business Incubator
15
15. How is the Business Incubator financed
• Renting;
• Providing general consultation services;
• Providing special services;
• Government/local government contribution;
Donor contribution;
• Additional financing sources (projects).
16. How many people manage the Business Incubator
50
17. How many support staff has the Business Incubator Please specify these people.
7:
18. What is the education background of the Head of the Business Incubator Please specify
also his/her entrepreneurial background.
Engineer in automation systems &IT, PhD, specialised in technology transfer, entrepreneurial
expertise
19. SWOT analyses of the Business Incubator
You are kindly requested to list the main important characteristics in each category like Strength –
Weakness – Opportunity and Threat (maximum 5 in each categories) starting from the most
important feature and ending in the least important one.
STRENGHT:
‣ We have developed a data base and regional network with 367 partners
Our regional network have the aim to develop and implement of collaborative information system
linking the members of the real-estate branch of industry and integrating with government
information systems concerning real estate legislature with the main objective of technological
modernization of SMEs from our region "Oltenia", increasing safety, transparency and quality of
service, establishing equal standards within the branch, compatible with European standards.

Our interest is for E-Centre, Improving IT integration into the informational system, channel
for diverse services responding to the needs of peoples, personalization tools that are
enable to help users access information they need, research - development, ICT
integration in learning processes for improved education effectiveness and Europe
Competitiveness, tester, integration in Romania and especially in Oltenia - Romania S-
W region, dissemination of information.
‣ Promotion of programmes and projects in partnerships (national and
international);
‣ Our company is the organiser for national and international Conference/ Events/
Workshops, as:
• SINTES International Conference, for automation, each 2 years, from 1978.
• CDIV, National workshop on technological transfer, each year from 1998.
• E_COMM LINE International Conference, for eCommerce, each year from 2000.
• MEDINF, International Conference, for paediatric surgery, each year, from 1991.
• 2000 2006 we have organised 48 events on IRC / FP5 / Partnerships / Projects.
WEAKNESS:
‣ We are addressing for an regional economy not very developed and without
financing;
‣ We are not in very important R&D internationals networks;
‣ We are addressing for a large areas of activities;
‣ We have not more strategic great’s partners.
OPPORTUNITY:
‣ Environment monitoring;
‣ Automation systems;
‣ E-Commerce / E-Work / E-Learning
‣ On-line services, IRC Centre, IST regional Point;
‣ Virtual Centres, Institutes and their influence on the economic and social
environment
THREAT:
‣ The local – regional greatest industrials units have not development investments;
‣ The local – regional greatest industrials units are undercapitalised;
‣ There are not more IST Local Internationals Events and IST workshops.
20. Does you Business Incubator reached the status of sustainability
YES
21. What are the critical success factors in a business incubator operation

Services not only rent; tenacity, technology transfer
22. How do you measure the performance of the tenant and the Business Incubator as a whole
Impact on the market for incubated companies, export,
23. What kind of assistance do you need to improve the operation and services of your Business
Incubator
• Transnational technology transfer
• Partnership in UE projects
• Partnership with EU Incubators and networks
24. It is you incubator stand-alone or part of a national incubator network
For the moment stand alone, we start to realize Romanian Association of Technology entities
25. Any further issues, which you consider as important why designing and establishing
business incubators.
Partnership with SMEs association, very good relationship with local administration, expertise in
technology transfer, entrepreneurial formation, project management
Date of providing information:
Gabriel Vladut
14.03.2006, Craiova, Romania
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