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Presentation by

• BTC Twente
• Jaap van Tilburg

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Introduction

• General info on BTC Twente
• Economic environment of BTC Twente
• Lessons learned
• Regional cooperation

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General info on BTC Twente

• Facts and figures
• staff 11 (7 fte)
• activities 3644 m2 flexible housing,
  up-to-date infrastructure, office and management
  services 3644 m2 flexible housing, up-to-date
  infrastructure, office and management services
• capital ca. 3.000 k
• established in 1982 in Enschede
• annual sales ca. 1.000 k
• average occupancy rate is 90
• tenants ca 60

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BTC in Business Science Park
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Economic environment BTC Twente

• BTC supports innovative companies in all sectors
  but especially in ICT, nanotechnology and medical
  technology
• BTC supported businesses are located in BTC, in
  related incubators and at other places (virtual
  incubation)
• BTC companies are focussed on national and
  international market
• Average size of the supported business is 6
  employees

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Lessons learned

• Top 5 achievements
• Occupancy rate since 86 90
• Customer satisfaction 7,3
• Financially self supporting
• Up-to-date infrastructure
• Manage 5 regional incubators

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Lessons learned

• Top 5 future challenges
• Develop management services
• Knowledge park more than 20.000 m2 incubator
  space
• Benefit from international network
• Virtual services
• Increase profit

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Regional cooperation

• BTC Shareholders
• PPM Oost Nederland
• University of Twente
• ABN AMRO Bank
• Saxion Polytechnical school
• Ten Hag Groupe, real estate
• Entrepreneurial university
• TOP scheme Incubator without walls
• University research incubators
• Regional Incubator Network key role for BTC
• Business Sciencepark Twente
• Technology Circle Twente
• International network NENSI

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Links

• http//www.btc-twente.nl
• http//www.utwente.nl
• http//www.utwente.nl/top
• http//www.mesaplus.utwente.nl/tech_park
• http//www.sciencepark.nl
• http//www.tkt.org
• http//www.service-incubator.com