Business Model innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems
Main funder
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 100 000,00
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/01/2023
Project end date: 31/12/2024
Summary
During the project, we collect interview data from several business accelerators and follow the companies that they involve using both interviews and survey research methods. Through our networks, we have already secured the cooperation and dataset from one accelerator and are in talks with other potential partners. Because of the close links to the accelerators – including board or advisory board positions in two -, the project has the potential to directly contribute to how the accelerators are run. Additionally, we will benchmark accelerators in at least two other countries and deliver the results back to the Finnish accelerators who participate in the project.
The topic is generally interesting for two reasons. First, while most accelerators are certainly useful, research has shown that they often operate on a regional mindset and lack internationalization paths for many of the participating companies. Second, the Finnish business ecosystem has generally fared well in international comparisons when it comes to innovativeness. Yet, this innovativeness does not translate to economic output at the same rate as in many comparison countries. We hypothesize that insufficient attention to business model innovation maybe provide an explanation for these effects. This is what we want to study.
The topic is generally interesting for two reasons. First, while most accelerators are certainly useful, research has shown that they often operate on a regional mindset and lack internationalization paths for many of the participating companies. Second, the Finnish business ecosystem has generally fared well in international comparisons when it comes to innovativeness. Yet, this innovativeness does not translate to economic output at the same rate as in many comparison countries. We hypothesize that insufficient attention to business model innovation maybe provide an explanation for these effects. This is what we want to study.
