Business incubation practices and sustainability of incubatee start-up firms in Uganda

Bob Ssekiziyivu,Yoram Banyenzaki,Sebastian Aparicio

doi:10.1080/23311975.2021.1963168

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The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between business incubation practices and sustainability of incubatee start-up firms in Uganda using business incubation theory and netwo...

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In this paper we report results on the influence of specific business incubation practices on the sustainability of incubatee start-up firms in Uganda using the business incubation theory and networking theory
Key among them has been business incubation which has been identified as an effective growth mechan ism for such entrepreneurial firms.This study has identified a linkage between specific business incubation practices such as incubatee selection criteria, incubatee monitoring and resources and how they affect the sustainability of start-ups in Uganda
This study aimed to establish the contribution of business incubation practices on sustainability of start-ups in Uganda

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In this paper we report results on the influence of specific business incubation practices on the sustainability of incubatee start-up firms in Uganda using the business incubation theory and networking theory. From an operational or business outlook, business incubators are considered as a great support for entrepreneurs, as they offer them an adequate ecosystem for the of new companies, helping them both to recognise new business opportunities and to provide support in the three basic functions of entrepreneurship: innovation and technological development; financial risk; and administrative management of the business, to guarantee its sustainability (Fernández Fernández et al, 2015; Lukeš et al, 2019; Zapata-Guerrero et al, 2020). Business incubators provide support for the creation of new businesses but are considered key organisations for their growth and development (Cooper, 1985; Lukeš et al, 2019). It has recently been shown that incubators the generation of start-ups and the development of innovation (Lukeš et al, 2019; Zapata-Guerrero et al, 2020)

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