1. How to transform innovative ideas into successfull business organizations
RESeaU Méditerranéen pour l’Employabilité
Décembre 14-15, 2016
Rabat

2. AlmaCube is the Business Incubator of the University of Bologna founded in 2013 in cooperation with Unindustria Bologna.

3. University of Bologna is the oldest University in the Western world
84,724 students
2,625 international students
6,000 researchers work in research and innovation
200 patents 
80 research projects funded by European Commission
12 Research and Training Centres
33 Departments of research

4. The organization created to connect, represent and support SME and Large Companies established in the Bologna province
Over 2000 member companies
World-leading companies in sectors such as automated machinery, motor industry, mechatronics, electronics, fashion, agro-food
60 employee offering consultancy to its member companies in communication, credit and finance, human resource management, industrial relations and labour law, internationalization…and so on

5. The first Italian experience where a public university and an association of entrepreneurs found an organization to accelerate the process of business projects born from the academic research frame.

6. MISSION
To generate and accompany to business growth highly innovative start-ups guided by talented graduated, and high-tech and science based spin-offs ideated by researchers from University of Bologna.

7. WHAT WE DO
We support researchers and “would-be” entrepreneurs with innovative ideas in defining business model and completing a detailed business plan
Free training courses about marketing, finance, Industrial Property management, business law
To promote an entrepreneurial mind-set and to make them conscious about the entrepreneurial risks.

8. WHY
A good idea is not a good product.
A successful business is 1% idea and 99% execution.
Competent professors or researchers are not always successful entrepreneurs
“Before doing something everybody does, think twice. Before doing something nobody does, think five times”

10. SUBJECTS
Innovative start-ups (provided for Italian Law)
Participated spin-offs of the University of Bologna
Accredited spin-offs of the University of Bologna

11. SERVICES
Free/low cost office spaces
30 days work of temporary management
Free accountant for participated spin-offs
Fostering the growth meetings
Direct link with banks, business angels, suppliers…
Participation in the share capital (max 10%) of extremely innovative spin-offs from the University of Bologna.

12. AlmaCube is beneficiary member of the EYE Project financed by European Union.
We support:
Would-be entrepreneurs in spending three months next to experienced entrepreneurs in another European Countries.
Experienced entrepreneurs in hosting new entrepreneurs to benefit from fresh perspectives.

16. CONTACTS giampaolo.pagliuca@almacube.com www.almacube.com
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