Founder center or also existence founder, technology or innovation center are one, usually publicly (for example Land of the Federal Republic, city or district) or rare with private--economical participation carried, institution for regional promotion of economy development.

European-wide about 800 founder centers exist, of it are about to 400 in Germany. A part of these centers enterprises of all industries care for. There are however also on certain future topics specialized centers, like nano-technology, information technology, biotechnology and pollution-control technology.

The German founder centers are over the Federal association ADT (working group of German technology and founder centers Federal association) and on regional level (for instance working group of the Bavarian technology and founder centers) interlaces. Founder centers are proven for over 20 years in Germany as effective restaurant promotion instrument. The means invested there are led back, which many scientific studies occupy, in multiple measure over positive economical effects.

Goals

Aims a founder center are

• Promotion of establishments of an enterprise
• Support of recent enterprises
• Improvement of the Wachstumschancen
• Reduction of the mortality ratio
• Promotion of the regional structural change
• Development of network architecture and synergies
• Transfer of technology between science and economics, as well as between enterprises
• Creation of new qualitatively high-quality jobs

Predivide a founder center

Founder centers offer both costing as well as development advantages for the center companies. So for instance

• favorable and flexible renting surfaces (office, laboratory, manufacturing plants) at attractive locations
• Infrastructure equipment and communal facilities (Intranet, meeting area, cafeteria etc.)
• Extensive service and service packages by the center management and network partner, how
  • Conveyance management
  • Secretariat service
  • Networking
  • Contact switching
  • Co-operation consultation

Disadvantages of a founder center

As restaurant economics founder centers produce cost, which must be borne by the taxpayers. These costs flow back only if the promoted enterprises at the market can be established and the invested funds are led back by positive economical effects.

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• ADT - Federal association e.V
• Swiss founder centers

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