Case: European Network creating Pandivere Incubation Centre in Tamsalu, Estonia

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1 Entrepreneurship from theory to practice Case: European Network creating Pandivere Incubation Centre in Tamsalu, Estonia Salla Korhonen / RSYP

2 Topics 1. EKIE project (partners and components) 2. Pilot implementation of the new incubation model: Pandivere Development and Incubation Centre, PDIC 3. Best practices 4. How did we get here? Salla Korhonen / RSYP

3 EKIE PROJECT = Enhancing Knowledge Intensive Enterprises in Small Cities Surrounded by Rural and Sparsely Populated Areas 9 partners from 5 European countries: Finland Estonia Germany Ireland Italy

4 EKIE PROJECT PARTNERS Finland: Ylivieskan teknologiakylä YTEK Oy CENTRIA research & development Oulu University, Oulu Southern institute Raahe District Business Services Ireland: Údarás na Gaeltachta National University of Ireland Galway Germany: TIGZ Technology, Innovation and Incubator Centre GmbH Italy: SVIM - Sviluppo Marche SpA Estonia: Tamsalu Municipality TAMSALU

5 EKIE PROJECT Four content components + administration: C1: Administration C2: Technology parks C3: Incubation & Public economic development C4: R&D activities C5: Higher education & pre-incubation

6 C3: Incubation & Public economic development Main focus points: 1. New incubation model Pilot implementation of the incubation model (Pandivere Development and Incubation Centre, PDIC) 2. Plan for the re-organisation of public economic development organisations TAMSALU

7 Topics 1. EKIE project (partners and components) 2. Pilot implementation of the new incubation model: Pandivere Development and Incubation Centre, PDIC 3. Best practices 4. How did we get here? Salla Korhonen / RSYP

8 Pilot implementation in Pandivere Co-operation Area The total area is about 1250 km2 and the population is around The largest municipality in the area is Väike-Maarja. The whole area is fairly under-populated the average density of population is 11,2 people per km2 (the average in whole Estonia is 31,2 people per km2) The most densely populated town is Tamsalu.

9 Pandivere Co-operation Area PCA

10 Pilot implementation in Pandivere Co-operation Area The main business areas in Tamsalu Municipality are construction of building materials, metal-, timber- and food processing industries, road and railroad transportation, services, limestone mining and tourism. Non-officially the Pandivere Co-operation Area partners came together for discuss the co-operation possibilities 4 years ago. The preparation lasted 2,5 years, in the beginning with the PCA budget and from 2005 with EKIE budget.

11 Pandivere Development and Incubation Centre (PDIC) Established 7th June, 2006 PDIC is located in Tamsalu Municipality hall Juridical status: Non-profit organisation Mission: increasing the economic wellbeing of the Pandivere area by supporting local enterprises.

12 PDIC: organisation PDIC is managed by the municipalities, enterprises and NGOs of the Pandivere co-operation area and it has non-profit status.

13 PDIC: services Incubation services Pre-incubation services (First analysis of the business idea and evaluating the market capability, entrepreneurship training, entrepreneurship seminars ) Business development services (Specialised training and workshops, legal-, management- and financial counselling ) Marketing- and co-operation networks (Information about fairs, seminars and other contact events ) Services connected with infrastructure (Renting rooms and equipment, communication- and computer services, office services including bookkeeping, personnel search, secretarial services )

14 PDIC: services Other services for the region PDIC is not only an incubator, it is also a development centre. PDIC provides services to Tamsalu, Väike-Maarja, Laekvere and Rakke municipalities e.g. to solve common problems and getting solutions in entrepreneurship, rural life, planning, environment, culture, IT, infrastructure, international networking etc. These services are offered by the executive of PDIC, also utilising outside consultants, the help of West-Viru Development Centre and the knowledge and experience of international network partners such as EKIE partners.

15 PDIC: some activities by now Infrastructure Two members of staff hired (Aivar Niinemägi, Elle Allik) Office space on offer and building Homepage address addresses: and Profiling The business plan for PDIC Cluster meeting, creating the specific clusters

16 PDIC: some activities by now Funding Application for national Incubation program (rejected at the first time) Application and acceptance to LEADER program PR An article in county newspaper and local municipalities newspapers about EKIE and PDIC

17 PDIC: some activities by now Promoting establishment of new enterprises Face to face meeting with the first entrepreneurs Entrepreneur week Pandivere village round table etc. Combining sports and entrepreneurship in order to find new business ideas in less official events new approach to marketing strategy Knowledge input Entrepreneurship development seminar in Portugal EKIE workshops

18 PDIC: future activities Creating co-operation and networks Co-operation with Tartu Science Park Co-operation with Finnish Leader programme administrator Nouseva Rannikkoseutu ry New application to national incubation funds utilising EKIE network as one reference of experience and know-how in incubation New co-operation partner from Russia (University) Utilising local farmers potential to establish start up companies Etc.

19 Topics 1. EKIE project (partners and components) 2. Pilot implementation of the new incubation model: Pandivere Development and Incubation Centre, PDIC 3. Best practices 4. How did we get here? Salla Korhonen / RSYP

20 EKIE C3: Best practice manual business incubation This document consists of the new model of PDIC. It is described before the background of further models of incubation defined by C3 partners. PDIC was established to fit to Estonian society and to therefore make use of new and innovative ways of developing incubation in both Germany and in Finland found during co-operation and benchmarking. The PDIC model develops further all the time and therefore it was decided by comp. 3 partners to document the process in cooperation by bringing these new ideas side by side to the best practice manual.

21 EKIE C3: Best practice manual Public economic development This document describes a new approach to public economic development organisations development. Many of the results of this benchmarking and new ideas have already been taken in to practice both in Raahe District Business Services and in Germany, Groß-Gerau district. Where PDIC is concerned, many of the forms of networking for example are equivalent to the findings from this benchmarking. This manual is hopefully also very usable in future when PDIC develops it s operations further.

22 Topics 1. EKIE project (partners and components) 2. Pilot implementation of the new incubation model: Pandivere Development and Incubation Centre, PDIC 3. Best practices 4. How did we get here? Salla Korhonen / RSYP

23 How did we get here? Commitment and vision of local actors in Tamsalu and the whole Pandivere co-operation area Active collaboration and participation in project workshop meetings -> better understanding of each partners operational environment and conditions -> easier to find suitable solutions to each need and idea Good co-operation between project partners Long-term experience in business incubation within EKIE partners Willingness to utilize the knowledge and dimensions of the partner network -> networking networks

24 Thank you! More info about EKIE: More info about EKIE comp 3 partners: PDIC: aivar.niinemagi@pandivere.eu Tamsalu municipality: katrin.tirman@v-maarja.ee Raahe District Business services: salla.korhonen@raahe.fi TIGZ GmbH: fladung@tigz.de TAMSALU