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ESCWA Workshop Beirut, April 29-30, 2008 NURTURING ARABIC CONTENTS The role of Business Development Centers
ESCWA WorkshopBeirut, April 29-30, 2008
NURTURING ARABIC CONTENTSThe role of Business Development Centers
Mission
Contribute to the development of the economy by helping entrepreneurs set up and/or develop their business in a conducive environment
Two sites
Started 2002Campus of Science & Technology, USJTotal build-up area : 5,000 m290% capacity – 35 tenants
Started 2006 Campus of Medical Sciences, USJTotal Build up area: 4,000 m255% occupancy – 16 tenants
Support services
Project maturity
Projectsholders
Start up SME
Mature companies
IncubatorHot Desks15-30sqm
Nursery/Accelerator45-70sqm
Company Hosting90-200sqm
Type of hosting
Service offered
Project assessmentIdeas elaboration
Rough business planEntrepr. training
Business counsellingHelp with technologyBusiness plan to get
financeIncubation grants
NetworkingHelp in financing
ClusteringInnovation mngmtInternationalization
Conducive environment
Hassle-free quality environment24/7 secure access - electricity – UPS -telephone - Internet – parking -Maintenance - Reception and Secretarialservice – Video-conferencing - training & documentation center
Technical AssistanceIncubation - Training – Counselling –Networking – Expertise - Access to funding – Innovation –Internationalisation - Access to near-by technological platforms & faculty
Packaged services
• Focused IT workshops• HP MAP training center• Co-located IXP• BAA from IBA (UK)• Summer School for Young Entrepreneurs• “From idea to startup”• Pilots
IMP3rove Innovation ManagementICT-StepUp Tech-CheckEuroOffice NetworkLinks with Philips labs & MBRFEntrepreneurs Forum (June)
Incubation Awards
Encourage holders of innovative projects to launch themselves in a start-up creation
Benefit from grants to develop their companies in the incubator of Berytech
Selection committee select the projects based on:
the technological quality of the project, the creative aspect, the target market, economic sustainability and viability of the project, the motivation and implication of the candidate(s) and the quality of the team
Berytech Fund
• Started 2008• Seed Capital Fund• 6.2 million USD• Investments from 100k$ to
1.2M$• Shareholders
– 2 multinationals: Cisco & Intel – Leading Lebanese ICT companies
and banks
Since 2002
More than 40 startups createdMore than 80 entities hostedMore than $150,000 grantsMore than 250 jobs created
More than 100 entrepreneurs trained
Track Record…
Multimedia “Cluster”
Laboratory for movie (15/32mm) development
Laboratory of telecinema
Laboratory for film restauration and storage
Digital Editing and post-production
2D graphics/animation/cartoon
3D architectural/walkthrough
Sound studio editing
Movie/video clips/TV program productions
Multimedia solutions/integration
Fondation Liban Cinéma
Tourism
Start-up in 2004Postcardigital® (Lebanon, UAE, France, Spain, Italy)Results:– More than 2,000,000 CDs sold– 30+ employees– WSIS winners 2005– EuroLeader Awards 2006
(EBN)
• Multimedia educational CD in the subject of physics and chemistry using visual animations and simulations
• Winner Berytech Incubation Awards
• Winner 2006-2007 MIT Arab Business Plan Competition
• Winner International Summer School for Young Entrepreneurs in Paris, France in July 2007
• Shortlisted for the 2nd ASTF-Intel Arab Technology Business Plan Competition
Education
• Fresh engineering graduates• AUF Incubation Award• Started up in 2005• World Summit Awards 2005
– Best Arab e-content
MobiMed
Healthcare
Contacts
Berytech Technological Pole
www.berytech.org
Mkalles, LebanonTel: +961-4-533040Fax: +961-4-533070
Berytech Technology & Health
bth.berytech.org
Beirut, LebanonTel: +961-1-612500Fax: +961-1-611005
Nicolas RouhanaDirector Business Incubation
