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Project I-BIS (Innovative Business Growth Incubator for Start-ups) is part of the European Commission initiative to develop a pan-European method of growing businesses. The results are an Incubator-led online course that is available to users around the globe. The business experts that have developed the virtual course are from Universities, Consultancies, Science Parks, and Foundations from four partner countries—the UK, Lithuania, Finland, and Spain. I-BIS focuses specifically on supporting SMEs and entrepreneurs during their first years of growth or while in moments of change.
While developing this course, experts paid special attention to: contributing to enterprise and SME growth, supporting female entrepreneurship, to develop entrepreneurship learning in Europe, and to support incubators. These topics have been addressed after an initial analysis of the situation “as is” in the following eight modules:
Module 1: Diagnosis and Business Fit Audit
Module 2: Resource and Capability Analysis
Module 3: Intervention Methods and Leadership for Businesses
Module 4: Developing and Reporting an Information Dashboard
Module 5: Financial Planning and Re-structuring
Module 6: Project Catalylst Operationalisation
Module 7: Support for Female Start-up Entrepreneurs
Module 8: Doing Business in…. (Available for the UK, Spain, Finland, and Lithuania)
The modules are designed to help businesses address one aspect of their company and to dive into different perspectives and solutions around that issue. In addition, the programme is set up in a way that professionals and business people interact together in what are called Think Tanks or groups of individuals that are able to bounce ideas off each other. The modules were then tested at an international level in two different scenarios, with improvements made to the content and platform functions after each session.
The main recipients that can make use of this final product are business incubators, start-ups, policy makers, researchers, regional developers, consultancies, etc. The Project results are currently available online for interested parties by following this link: https://ibis.muova.fi/login/index.php
In addition, more information can be found on the Project website here: http://ibis.group.shef.ac.uk

For any questions about the I-BIS Project in Spain, feel free to contact the representatives at the Fundación General Universidad de Granada – Empresa

Claudia Neiman: [email protected]

Aurora Megaides Alonso: [email protected]