Business incubator of small innovative enterprises started its work on the basis of Technopark of Novosibirsk Akademgorodok. 

The Technopark of Novosibirsk Academgorodok has signed a cooperation agreement with « Innovation and technology center for scientific and technological park " Novosibirsk "».The parties plan to unite resources for business-incubation of the small innovative enterprises.

Technopark of Novosibirsk Academgorodok together with with the ITC for Scientific and Technological Park "Novosibirsk" will be engaged in selection of perspective innovative projects to form small enterprises on their basis. Accreditation of the chosen companies as residents of the business incubator will be carried out in prospect. Organisations which have become participants of the program "Start" of the Fund for the Promotion of the Development of Small Businesses in the Sphere of Science and Technology will be considered on a first-priority basis, informs gorod54.ru

The program of business incubator for 2010 is being developed. Apart from equipped office areas, there will be a set of services rendered to startups: assistance in developing business plans and attracting investments, technological innovative business training, consultation on business development etc.

"Developing the program of business incubation, we focused primarily on the needs of small innovative companies and those who only plan to become a startup, - Andrey Starkov , the head of innovative activity management department said. - We already render services to some organisations in spite of the fact that the first building of Technopark where the business incubator will be located, is under construction now. It is necessary to accredit 20 residents of the business incubator till the end of the current year. We have selected a part of projects following the results of the International youth innovative forum "Interra-2009", which took place last September. A part of the projects will be formed together with ITC for Scientific and Technological Park "Novosibirsk".

Source: UNOVA