Module 2 – Sudan

Introduction to TTO’s first pillar: Entrepreneurship support (start-ups and spin-off creation)

Author: Giordano Dichter (H&D Partners)

Institution: H&D Partners

Contact: giordano@hndpartners.eu

Contents

Introduction to TTO’s first pillar:  Entrepreneurship support (start-ups and spin-off creation): Bridging entrepreneurship and research for sustainable innovation, what is innovation? product innovation & business process innovation, who are the innovation players (government, finance, support organizations, educational organizations)? use of knowledge to develop new ideas, models, methods, prototypes; internal knowledge and external knowledge, Entrepreneurial behavior and attitudes, What are the characteristic traits of an entrepreneur? Creating value through entrepreneurship, small business growth stages, why start-ups fail, the entrepreneurship support value chain (ESVC). Where do TTO fit? What are incubators and accelerators?

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