1. Country Observatory 2011
(Data 2010)
France
European BIC Network

2. Introduction
The following graphs and tables reports the key facts and figures in 2010 of the French community of Business Innovation
Centers,
Centers benchmarking them with those of the whole EBN network
network.
The survey has been undertaken thanks to the yearly implementation of EBN’s Quality system which is primarily aimed at
ensuring the compliance of the BICs, EBN Full Members, to the BIC Quality Mark Criteria.
The Statistical characteristics of the survey
 Total number of potential participants 148
 Total number of potential participants in France 36
 Percentage of BICs participating in the survey 86,5%
 Percentage of French BICs participating in the survey 88,9%
 Method: on-line self-evaluation questionnaire plus subsequent validation by EBN Quality Team
 Source: EBN Quality System http://quality.ebn.be
Responsible for the publication: Mr. Philippe Vanrie, EBN CEO
Address: Avenue de Tervueren 168, B – 1150, Brussels
Tel: +32-2-7728900
Fax: +32-2-7729574
+32 2 7729574
E-mail: ebn@ebn.eu
Website: http://www.ebn.eu; http://quality.ebn.be
Date of publication: 31 May 2011
This report has been prepared by the EBN Quality team, led by Mr. Giordano Dichter and assisted by Ms. Chiara Davalli and Mr. Pierluigi Antonelli

3. The French Community of BICs
ACCET - CEEI Val d’Oise
d Oise CEEI 47
Web site: www.accet.asso.fr Web site : www.agropole.com
Aditec pad de Calais CEEI CEEI Alimentec
Web site: www.aditec.org Web site : www.alimentec.com
CEEI Alsace
Angers Technopole Web site : www.ceei-alsace.fr
Web site: www.angerstechnopole.com
C
CEEI de Nîmeses
BIC Montpellier Web site : www.ceei.nimes.cci.fr
Web site: www.invest-in-montpellier.com
BIC Plein Sud Enterprise CEEI d'Ille et Vilaine CREAT'IV
Web site: wwww.pleinsudentreprises.fr Web site : www.ceei-creativ.asso.fr
Bordeaux TechnoWest CEEI French Riviera France
Web site: www.technowest.com Web site : www.antipolis.fr
Carrefour Entreprise Sarthe CEEI Gers-Gascogne
Gers Gascogne
Web site : www.sarthe.com/carrefour-entreprise Web site : www.ceei-gers.org
Castres-Mazamet Technopole CEEI Limousin APOGEE
Web site : www.castres-mazamet-technopole.fr Web site : www.limousin-expansion.fr
CCI de Lyon Equipe d'animation NOVACITE CEEI Provence
Web site : www.lyon.cci.fr Web site : www.ceei-provence.com

4. The French Community of BICs
CEEI Quimper-Cornouaille PREMICE
Web site : www.tech-quimper.fr Web site : www.premice-bourgogne.com
CEEI Synergia - La Technopole Caen-Normandie Promotech Nancy
Web site : www.synergia.fr Web site : www.promotech.fr
CEEI Synergie Réseau départemental des ruches d'entreprises du Nord
Web site : www.synergie-ceei.com Web site : www.reseau-ruches.fr
CEEI Théogone (Parc Technologique du Canal) Conseil Général
Web site : www.theogone.com
SAVOIE TECHNOLAC
Web site : www.savoie-technolac.com
IRPC – ETINCEL
Web site: www.etincel-pc.fr
SEINARI
Web site: www.seinari.fr
Le Havre Développement
Web site: www.havre-developpement.com
Technopole de l'Aube en Champagne
Marseille Innovation Web site : www.technopole-aube.fr
p
Web site : www.marseille-innov.org
Martinique Technopole THESAME- Mécatronique & Management
Web site: www.technopolemartinique.org Web site : www.thesame-innovation.com
Nantes Atlanpole
Toulon Var Technologies
Web site: www.atlanpole.com
Web site : www.tvt.fr

5. Nature and Legal Status of BICs
France 31,25% 68,75%
Network 63,28% 36,72%
BIC as new entity BIC hosted in existing organization
BICs in hosting
BICs as new entities
organizations
Legal Identity
France Network France Network
Equity based (with shareholders) 10,00% 36,84% 9,09% 21,28%
Foundation 0,00% 7,89% 0,00% 2,13%
Association 80,00% 29,82% 45,45% 23,40%
Cooperative 0,00% 2,63% 0,00% 4,26%
Public body under special law 0,00% 9,65% 0,00% 34,04%
Other
Oh 10,00%
10 00% 13,16%
13 16% 40,91%
40 91% 14,89%
14 89%
100,00% 100,00% 100,00% 100,00%

6. BICs’ Ownership
Ownership: Public / Private Breakdown
France Network
Public Private Public Private
Total Number of Shareholders 215 326 659 1119
Weight over the network 78,44% 21,56% 67,50% 32,50%
Voting rights (%) Voting rights (%)
Public shareholders France Network Private h
P i t shareholders
h ld France
F Network
N t k
National/federal government 1,53 3,20
Private financed R&D structures 0,31 1,42
State (s) in federal organized states 0,00 1,22
Chambers of Commerce 1,93 1,65
Regional G
R i l Government
t 14,60
14 60 18,85
18 85
Employers associations 0,99 1,72
Local Government 27,25 14,15
Trade Unions 0,20 0,53
Municipalities 12,43 7,66
Economic development not for profit
4,70 2,62
Specific governmental agencies 0,78
0 78 3,35
3 35 entities
100% publicly financed R&D Enterprises 9,82 11,27
7,06 5,32
structures
Private owned capital funds 0,24 4,10
Public owned companies 0,35 2,40
Banks 1,45 4,11
Chambers of commerce (if public)
Ch b f bli ) 9,94
9 94 4,48
4 48
Public owned capital funds 0,26 1,07 Private people 1,78 4,24
Others 4,55 2,27 Others 0,13 0,84

7. BICs & territory
Acknowledgement by the public sector Main catchment areas
France Network
100% publicly financed R&D 19%
structures 30% City 6,25% 4,69%
Specific governmental agencies 28%
47%
Region / province 84,38% 84,38%
Municipalities 88%
76%
100% State (federal
Local Government
91% organised 0 3,91%
countries)
Regional Government 81%
77%
State (s) in federal organized states 0% Nation
N ti 0 3,91%
3 91%
79%
National/federal government 25%
35% Other 9,38% 3,13%
Other 22%
33%
Total 100,00% 100,00%
France Network

8. Alliances & Cooperation
Strategic Alliances Cooperation
Private
consultants/public
lt t / bli
6%
BSO in business
Large Companies
development
34%
Cooperation with Cooperation with
38% the EEN Network business schools
Universities/other R&D
Institutions
88%
88% Database of
Chambers of Commerce and Involvment in
research and
RDA/LDAs clusters
61% technology centers
Private
72% consultants/public
No cooperation agreements BSO in intellectual
8% property
t
Network
France
France Network

9. BICs’ Team
France Network
Total N. of BICs’ Staff
311 1865
Breakdown by role External experts (day/year)
France (%) Network (%)
k
63%
Management 9,09 9,18
50%
Administration 15,21 14,61
Entrepreneurs guidance 34,13 27,41
16%
16%
17%
16%
7%
6%
9%
0%
Project management 10,96
10 96 14,04
14 04
< 50 50 - 99 100 - 199 200 - 299 > 300
Incubator management 12,62 11,72
Communication & events 9,89
9 89 8,27
8 27 Size of BICs
Training 3,282 4,53
31%
28%
23%
23%
22%
21%
20%
16%
14%
3%
Other 4,82
4 82 10,23
10 23
2
2
1
1
3
3-6 7-9 10 - 14 15 - 25 > 25
Total 100 100
Network France

10. Key qualifications & Services
Areas of expertise Additional services
75%
34% Financial engineering
Promotion of SMEs or Regions 68%
41%
Advanced use of ITC for SMEs 31% Specialized technology support
S i li d h l 63%
development 49% for enterprise creation 73%
Human resources development 44% 66%
35% Specific training know-how
73%
Policy making advice/Project 38%
Design and Management 45% Structural cooperation with 47%
other EC Networks 62%
Access to funding 78%
79% International B2B or i
i l 2 investment 47%
experience 62%
Legal advice to enterprise 56%
creation 57%
Set-up / implementation 59%
International cooperation / SME
e a o a coope a o S 53% (inter)national projects 75%
internationalization 68%
3%
R&D / University spin-off / High- 88% No services offered
95%
tech SME creation & support 84%
25% 72%
Other Other
24% 77%
France Network France Network

11. Key Sectors
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Sector's weight Network Sector's weight France

12. Financial Assessment
BICs’ Income BICs’ Expenditures
p
Private sponsorship 1%
2% 0%
Financial costs (from loans etc.)
1%
Other i t i
Oth private income 2%
6%
7%
Income from client- 4% Cost of incubator building(s)
SMEs/Entrepreneurs 6% 12%
Income from housing + incubator 12%
services 22% Overheads (furniture, travel, 17%
energy, IT facilities etc.) 17%
Other public income 1%
5%
3%
Subsidies to entrepreneurs
p
Income from EU Programmes
I f P 3% 1%
(Framework Programme, Interreg,… 6%
Public Income through National & 7% Consultants and external 8%
Regional programmes 14% experts 13%
Other public subsidies 13%
5% 56%
Payroll
47%
EU structural Funds (e.g. ERDF, ESF) 9%
7%
9%
49% Other costs
From national, regional, local bodies 9%
27%
France Network France Network

13. Innovation & IP
nnovation
n
(% of entrepreneurial projects)
)
52,78 52,60
37,70
34,94
, Network
cus on In
France
12,28
12 28
o
Foc
9,70
Technological innovation Non Technological Innovation Other
roperty
495
Intellectual Pr
Network
France
232 227
138
Patents requested Patents granted

14. Services to new entrepreneurs & Incubation
Identification of ideal target
/ entrepreneur
Training for entrepreneurs Template for risk analysis
Assessment of training Entrepreneurial skill
needs asessment tool
Provision of business plan Network
Provision of incubation space
template France
Help in finding financial Helping to define the
support business model
Availability of database of Helping to write the business
financial tools plan
Support financial p
pp planning
g
and simulation
Physical Incubation activities France Network
Average square meters available for incubation activities of owned incubators (square
3824,38 7549,41
meters)
Average incubator space occupancy rate (%) 81,57% 78,11%
Average incubation time (years) 2,30 3,08

15. Services to existing SMEs
g
39%
37%
elivered
d
33%
32%
vices de
22%
21%
17% 17% 17%
Type of serv
s)
(% of BICs
6%
Designing and Innovation Internationalization Commercialization Access to finance
implementing diagnostics
innovative projects
Network France

16. Training & Events
2010 France Network
Number Average Median Number Average Median
Number of events
organised in 2010 to 583 18,22 13,5 3.925 30,66 15,5
promote entrepreneurship
Number of training events
in 2010 for either new
271 8,47 2 2003 50,85 14
entrepreneurs or existing
SMEs
Number of people that
attended events to promote 27.379 855,60 583 168.284 1.314.72 548.50
entrepreneurship
Number of people that
N b f l th t
4820 150,62 22,5 36.120 774.20 195.5
attended training events
pic
72% 70%
Training by top
65%
56%
53%
47%
Network
34% 34% 36%34%
France
g
23%
16%
(% of BICs)
Business Marketing Management Investment IP Rights Other
planning Readiness

17. Access to funding
Network France
N. of companies assisted in fund raising 2.968 344
Total estimated capital raised € 316.782.992,13 € 40.564.033,2
N. of companies assisted 2968 344
Estimated capital raised 2140425,6234507114,844
urces
akdown by
Network 35% 15% 27% 24%
Seed Capital
ding sou
Business Angels
Venture capital
Other
Brea
fund
France 51% 11% 31% 7%

18. KPIs,
KPIs Key Performance Indicators
France Network
Number Average Median Number Average Median
Number of tenants in incubators 1001 31,28 20,5 4.122 31,71 23,50
Total employment by tenants 6.420 191.45 87 23.587 181,44 95,50
Total numbers of contacts for enterprise creation 22.440 541,46 79,5 41.464 318,95 88,50
Number of feasibility studies created during the year 1.754 54,81 31,5 12.726 97,89 36,00
Number of enterprise creation projects during the
845 26,40 17 6.725 51,73 18,00
year
Number of business plans produced during the year 936 29,25 18,5 9.555 73,50 19,50
Number of start-ups created during the year 571 49,67 14 5.655 43,50 14,00
Number of jobs created in SMEs (client companies
1.544 48.25 30,5 5.854 45,03 15,00
of BICs)
Number of jobs created in Start-ups in the year 2022 63,18 35,5 11.051 85,01 33,50
Enterprise Survival Rate (within the incubation
N.A. 89,19% 95,00% N.A. 91,07% 95,00%
period)
Enterprise Survival Rate (3 years following
N.A. 85,21% 91,90% N.A. 89,04% 91,90%
graduation)
Existing SMEs supported during the year 1.745 54,53 50 11.000 90,41 50

19. Value for Money
Network France
Cost per job created with support of a BIC € 12.068,79 11.856,33 €
Public financial contribution per j
p job created € 8.338,79
, 9.563,77 €
,
Average number of start-ups per 100K€ of BIC income 2,80 1,51
Average number of jobs created per 100K€ of BIC income 8,29 9,44
Average number of business plans created per 100K€ of BIC income 3,08 2,48
Average number of companies assisted per 100K€ of BIC income 5,10
5 10 6,25
6 25
Average number of start-ups per FTE member of BIC staff 3,15 1,84
Average number of jobs created per FTE member of BIC staff 9,34 11,47
Average number of business plans created per FTE member of BIC staff 3,46 3,01
Average number of companies assisted per FTE member of BIC staff 5,74 7,59
* Full time equivalent

20. EBN’s Quality Team:
 Giordano Dichter
Quality and Membership Manager
 +32 (0) 2 761 1083
 gdi@ebn.be
 Chiara Davalli
Quality and Membership Officer
 +32 (0) 2 761 1094
 cda@ebn.be
The French Network – RETIS
 Mr. Roman Detrie
 + 33-1-47.97.81.20
 info@retis-innovation.fr