XXV IASP World Conference 2008
Title:
The Main Difficulties Faced by Companies of Maringa Technological Incubator
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- AuthorsFullNameWithTitle2:Marcelo F. Pereira
- Co-authorsFullNameWithTitle2:Heloise Balan,FullNameWithTitle2:Nathalie Roas,
- PublisherIASP
- Publication dateSeptember 2008
- Place of publicationJohannesburg, South Africa
- Number of pages12
- Keywords
- Technology sectors
Description:
This paper aims mainly, to verify the difficulties faced by the technological enterprises, under the entrepreneurs perspective from the Maringá Technological Incubator at Paraná State Brazil. In order to achieve the aim, after the literature revision on Incubators, technological Companies and its main difficulties, a questionnaire was elaborated, which concerns to characterize the enterprises and entrepreneurs; the investments origins; the evaluation and borrow process criteria for the investments; the product launch process. The results evidenced that the companies have difficulties in the product development stage, since its necessary a higher technological qualification of the team, moreover, the companies have difficulties in introducing the product into the market caused by the lack of opportunities in demonstrating its products, or services, in specific events, also on the borrow process for financial resources with financial entities to promote the marketing and staff training, mainly to finance the product research and development phase.
- Conference nameXXV IASP World Conference 2008
- Conference themeThe role of Science Parks in accelerating knowledge economy growth - contrasts between emerging and more developed economies
- LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
- Conference start date14 September 2008
- Conference end date17 September 2008