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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

Dissemination of Innovation: Clusters, Regional Institutions and Telematics International Conference, Thessaloniki, 16-17 May 2002

OnLine Innovation:

A Virtual network of EU technology Parks

Costas TramantzasThessaloniki Technology Park

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

Virtual Network of European Technology ParksOne-stop-shop to provide on-line services

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

NewVentureTools provides access to on-line services related to

• Innovation Management

• Technology Transfer

• Spin-off support

www.newventuretools.net addresses to :

• Park’s personnel

• External consultants

to European SME’s}• SMEsSMEs

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

Virtual Tool-Box .

•Tech. AUDIT

•Tech. CLINICS

•Tech. WATCH

•Tech. ASSESSMENT

•FINANCING Innovation

•MARKETING of Innovation

http://www.newventuretools.net

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

        Technology Audit

A tool for creating a company's technology report in

an easy to use and practical way giving at the same

time the opportunity for a wider and more detailed

elaboration of this report from the ONLI consultant

network.

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

        Technology Audit

• Easy, cost & time effective

• Support to technical decisions

• Increase competitiveness

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

•       Technology Clinics / Networking 

Enables the SME to collaborate in groups

facilitating Transfer of Technology within

clusters and consortiums

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

•       Technology Clinics / Networking

 

• Easy creation & management of clinic projects

• Secure way to share and store information

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

  Technology Database & Technology Watch

Easy and fast access to research results and

technology information through a metasearch

engine, increasing the potential of successful

innovation.

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

  Technology Database & Technology Watch

• Easy & cost effective access to technological information

• Updated & scientifically valid information

• Support in adopting better decisions

• Flexible architecture

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

        Technology Assessment 

A Cost / Benefit Analysis tool evaluating

potential outcomes and choose

technologies to achieve these outcomes.

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

        Technology Assessment

 

• Systematical comparison of alternative technologies

• Facilitating decision makers adopt economically efficient technologies

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

   Financing of Innovation

 

Business Plan Tutorial

Introduction to Business Plan Concept.

Business Plan tool

A tool to help new entrepreneurs build their own Business Plan allowing them to fill in a blank document with their own business description and details and to integrate it with a Financial Plan made with their data

Financing of Innovation Guide for identifying sources of finance

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

   Financing of Innovation

• Complete information package on financing innovation dependent of SME stage, needs & knowledge

• Complete tutorial knowledge center for the fulfillment of a Business Plan based on entrepreneurs data

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

        Marketing of Innovation

 

Offers to the SMEs ideas and implementation guiding for successful introduction of their innovative products to the market.

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

        Marketing of Innovation

• Information package about marketing of innovation

• Identification of actions necessary to improve the marketing strategy of the SME

• Creation of marketing plan according to the Entrepreneur's needs.

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Tools to help the development of Innovative firms

Thessaloniki Technology Park

Geographic Distibution - Overview

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Portugal 24%

Greece 23%

Germany 5%

United Kingdom 3%

Finland 3%

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