Are Service Profiles Incubator-Specific? : Results from an Empirical Investigation in Italy

What are the core services of start-up incubators and how can be managed best? we use five incubator archetypes (university, regional-business, company internal, independent commercial and virtual incubators) to identify key services and describe their implementation. Case-research was conducted on 10 incubators (from an estimated total of 50) in Italy. We conclude that differences in competitive scope (industry, geography and segment focus) and differences in strategic objectives (profit vs. non-for-profit) influence the nature, quality and implementation of incubation services, and the way they are managed