World Bank2014-09-122014-09-122014https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20106A professor at Brazil's prestigious Federal University of Vicosa saw a need on campus for an incubator to support technologically-oriented businesses, including agribusinesses. This resulted in the CENTEV Technology Incubator, which is partially funded by the university but which also receives state and private grants. Its function is to nurture entrepreneurs to develop viable technology based businesses by providing them with management assistance and augmenting their technical capabilities with expert academic advice. The incubator s 24 graduates are still in business, with average revenues of $2.5 million a year.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC COMMUNITYACCESS TO UNIVERSITYAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHBASICBASIC KNOWLEDGEBIOTECHNOLOGYBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS ENTITIESBUSINESS EXPERTISEBUSINESS INCUBATIONBUSINESS INCUBATORBUSINESS LEADERSBUSINESS MODELBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS PLANBUSINESS PLANSBUSINESSESCAPABILITIESCAPABILITYCAPITAL INVESTMENTCASH FLOWCHAMBER OF COMMERCECOLLABORATIONCOMPANYCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPONENTSCOMPUTER SCIENCECONSULTING SERVICESCOPYRIGHTCRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORSDECISION-MAKINGDIVERSIFICATIONDOCTORAL STUDENTSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEMPLOYMENTENGINEERINGENGINEERSENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEURIAL CULTUREENTREPRENEURSENTREPRENEURSHIPENVIRONMENT FOR INNOVATIONFINANCIAL SUPPORTFIRMSIMAGESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINVENTORYIT INFRASTRUCTUREJOB CREATIONKNOWLEDGE NECESSARYLICENSELICENSESLICENSINGMANAGEMENT SOFTWAREMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMARKET ACCESSMARKET ENTRYMARKET RESEARCHMARKET SHAREMARKETINGMARKETING STRATEGIESNETWORKINGNEW TECHNOLOGIESPHOTOPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPRIVATE INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPROFESSORSPROJECT MANAGEMENTPROTOTYPEPROTOTYPESQUERIESR&DRESEARCH CONTRACTSRESEARCH UNIVERSITIESRESEARCHERSRESULTRESULTSRETENTIONSCIENTISTSSERVICE PROVIDERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTSOFTWARE SERVICESTEACHERSTEACHINGTECHNICAL EXPERTISETECHNICAL TRAININGTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONTECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGETECHNOLOGY CONSULTINGTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTTECHNOLOGY PARKTECHNOLOGY PLANNINGTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERSTELEPHONETELEPHONE NETWORKTRANSLATIONUSESVENTURE CAPITAL10.1596/20106