Business and Innovation Centres
Tools for Social Innovation
David Tee
Senior Consultant, EBN
JIdFE 2012, Île-deFrance Europe Days
29th November 2012, Brussels
EBN
• since 1984, a non-profit membershipdriven organisation designed to
support the Business and Innovation
Centres in their mission
• a reference point for innovation,
entrepreneurship, SMEs & regional
development
• 150+ members accredited under the
BIC Quality System
• a focus on supporting innovation of
all types through incubation and
internationalisation
BICs and Social Innovation
• many BICs are natural social innovators
• established in areas with social issues requiring economic
regeneration
• significant public ownership
• raison d’être not commercial but to have a positive social
impact
• 67% of income from public subsidies
Mixed Innovation
•
not just focussed on technological innovation
• market innovation
• process innovation
• social innovation
A Possible
Model
Social
Innovation
Social
Ventures
Social
Incubation
Social
Enterprises
Entrepreneurs
Commercial
Start-ups
Incubation
BIC Services
Soft-Landing Programme
organisation of a network of Soft Landing “certified hubs”
trustworthy providers of short term business support to BICs’
client companies visiting from elsewhere
Example:
BIC
company
BIC
FP7-CDRP-2013-INCUBATORS
• Project that focuses on the development of a
network of social innovation incubators
• Proposal development led by EBN
• Includes many key European SI players including
PRICE
• Identify most effective methodologies for
supporting SI within the incubation context
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION…
For more information…
•
David Tee
Senior Consultant
• +32 (0) 2 761 1082
• [email protected]