The document provides statistics on Business Innovation Centers (BICs) in Belgium and compares them to BICs across the European Business and Innovation Centre Network. Some key findings are: - There were 8 BICs in Belgium that participated in the survey, out of a total of 148 potential participants across the network. - Belgian BICs had a total of 93 staff members and supported over 850 jobs at tenant companies. - Belgian BICs hosted 236 tenant companies on average and helped raise over €26 million in capital for supported businesses. - The statistics benchmark Belgian BIC activities and performance against the broader European BIC network.

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

2. Introduction
The following graphs and tables reports the key facts and figures in 2010 of the Belgium community of Business Innovation 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 Belgium 8
 Percentage of BICs participating in the survey 86,5%
 Percentage of Belgium BICs participating in the survey 75%
 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. Belgium Bics
Bureau Economique de la Province de Namur Idelux
Web site : www.bep.be Web it
W b site : www.idelux.be
id l b
CEEI Héraclès Innotek
Web site : www héraclès be
www.héraclès.be Web site : www innotek be
www.innotek.be
CEEI Solvay Entrepreneurs Innovation & Développement SCRL
Web site: www.solvayentrepreneurs.be Web site: www.agenceid.be
CIDE - SOCRAN asbl Maison de l'Entreprise S.A.
Web site: www.cide-socran.be Web site: www.ime.be

4. Nature and Legal Status of BICs
Belgium 71,43% 28,57% BIC as new entity
BIC hosted in existing
Network 63,28% 36,72%
organization
BICs in hosting
BICs as new entities
organizations
Legal Identity
Belgium(%) Network (%) Belgium (%) Network (%)
Equity based (with shareholders) 20 36,84 50 21,28
Foundation 20 7,89 0 2,13
Association 40 29,82 0 23,40
Cooperative 20 2,63 0 4,26
Public body under special law 0 9,65 0 34,04
Other
Oh 0 13,16
13 16 50 14,89
14 89
100 100 100 100

5. BICs’ Ownership
Ownership: Public / Private Breakdown
Belgium Network
Public Private Public Private
Total Number of Shareholders 109 63 659 1119
Weight over the network 59,02% 40,98% 67,50% 32,50%
Voting rights (%) Voting rights (%)
Public shareholders Belgium Network Private h
P i t shareholders
h ld Belgium
B l i Network
N t k
National/federal government 0,00 3,20
Private financed R&D structures 2,68 1,42
State (s) in federal organized states 00,71 1,22
Chambers of Commerce 1,46 1,65
Regional G
R i l Government
t 30,56
30 56 18,85
18 85
Employers associations 0,50 1,72
Local Government 9,04 14,15
Trade Unions 0,00 0,53
Municipalities 2,55 7,66
Economic development not for profit
0,35 2,62
Specific governmental agencies 0,35
0 35 3,35
3 35 entities
100% publicly financed R&D Enterprises 16,95 11,27
6,47 5,32
structures
Private owned capital funds 0,00 4,10
Public owned companies 3,33 2,40
Banks 11,89 4,11
Chambers of commerce (if public)
Ch b f bli ) 0,00
0 00 4,48
4 48
Public owned capital funds 5,66 1,07 Private people 7,14 4,24
Others 0,35 2,27 Others 0,00 0,84

6. BICs & territory
Acknowledgement by the public sector Main catchment areas
Belgium Network
100% publicly financed R&D 0%
structures 30%
0% City 0% 5%
Specific governmental agencies
47%
0% Region / province 100% 84%
Municipalities
76%
14%
Local Government
91%
Belgium State (federal
0% 4%
Network organised countries)
57%
Regional Government
77%
State (s) in federal organized
ede a o ga ed 29%
states 79%
Nation
N ti 0% 4%
0%
National/federal government
35% Other 0% 3%
0%
Other
33%
Total 100% 100%

7. Alliances & Cooperation
Strategic Alliances Cooperation
28,57%
28 57%
Private
Large Companies
consultants/public
34,38%
BSO in business
development
85,71% Cooperation with Cooperation with
Universities/other R&D
Institutions the EEN Network business schools
87,50% Network
Belgium Belgium
g
Network
57,14% Database of
Chambers of Commerce Involvment in research and
and RDA/LDAs clusters technology
60,94%
centers
Private
consultants/public
14,29%
No cooperation BSO in intellectual
agreements property
7,81%

8. BICs’ Team
Belgium Network
Total N. of BICs’ Staff
93 1865
Breakdown by role External experts (day/year)
Belgium Network
50%
%
(%) (%)
43%
Management 9,18 9,18
Network
Administration 14,61 14,61
29%
%
Belgium
B l i
Entrepreneurs guidance 27,41 27,41
17%
16%
14%
14%
7%
0%
9%
Project management 14,04
14 04 14,04
14 04
7
0
9
< 50 50 - 99 100 - 199 200 - 299 > 300
Incubator management 11,72 11,72
Communication & events 8,27
8 27 8,27
8 27 Size of BICs
43%
Training 4,54 4,53
29%
Network
23%
%
23%
%
Other 10,23
10 23 10,23
10 23
2
21%
%
Belgium
l
20%
14%
14%
14%
0%
Total 100 100
3-6 7-9 10 - 14 15 - 25 > 25

9. Key qualifications & Services
Areas of expertise Additional services
43% 71%
Promotion of SMEs regions Financial engineering
41%
% 68%
Advanced use of ITC for 29% Specialized technology
86%
SMEs development 49% support for enterprise
73%
creation
Human resources 29%
development 35% 57%
Specific training know-how
73%
Policy making advice/project 14%
design and management 45% Structural cooperation with 57%
other EC Networks 62%
71%
Access to funding
79% International B2B or 57%
investment experience 62%
Legal advice to enterprise 57%
creation 57%
Set-up
Set up / implementation 86%
(inter)national projects 75%
International cooperation / 71%
SME internationalization 68%
0%
R&D / University spin-off / No services offered
71% 95%
High tech
High-tech SME creation &
84%
support
71%
Other
29% Belgium 77%
Other
24%
Network

10. Key Sectors
25,00%
20,00%
15,00%
15 00%
10,00%
5,00%
0,00%
Sector's weight Network Sector's weight Belgium

11. Financial Assessment
BICs’ Income (%)
( ) BICs’ Expenditures ( )
p (%)
Private sponsorship 1,29%
1,8% 6,53%
Financial costs (from loans etc.)
1,26%
Other private income 1,03%
5,9%
,
0,08%
Income from client- Cost of incubator building(s)
12,60% 11,89%
SMEs/Entrepreneurs 6,3%
Income from housing + 25,24% 17,54%
Overheads (furniture, travel,
incubator services 22,2%
22 2%
energy, IT facilities etc.) 17,06%
Other public income 0,00%
4,8%
15,63%
Subsidies to entrepreneurs
Income from EU Programmes 3,28% 1,18%
(Framework Programme,…
( k 5,7%
5 7%
Public Income through National 7,26% Consultants and external 0,44%
& Regional programmes 14,0% experts 12,84%
Other public subsidies 6,71%
4,9%
14,85%
Payroll
EU structural Funds (e.g. 17,80% 46,67%
ERDF, ESF) 7,5%
From national regional local
national, regional, 24,79%
24 79% 44,94%
44 94%
27,2% Other costs
bodies 9,19%
Belgium Network
Belgium Network

12. Innovation & IP
53%
51%
nnovation
n
(% of entrepreneurial projects)
)
35%
33%
Network
cus on In
Belgium
16%
12%
o
Foc
Technological innovation Non Technological Innovation Other
roperty
495
Intellectual Pr
227 Network
Belgium
6 1
Patents request Patents granted

13. 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 Belgium
Help in finding financial Helping to define the
support business model
Availability of database of
y Helping to write the business
p g
financial tools plan
Support financial planning
and simulation
Physical Incubation activities Belgium Network
Average square meters available for incubation activities of owned incubators (square
6025,00 7549,41
meters)
Average incubator space occupancy rate (%) 68,77% 78,11%
Average incubation time (years) 3,92 3,08

14. Services to existing SMEs
g
47%
32%
22% Network
20% Belgium
17% 16% 17% 17%
13%
3%
Designing and Innovation diagnostic Internationalization Commercialization Access to finance
implementing
innovative projects

15. Training & Events
2010 Belgium Network
Number Average Median Number Average Median
Number of events
organised in 2010 to 70 10 9 3.925 30,66 15,5
promote entrepreneurship
Number of training events
in 2010 for either new
148 21,14 4 2003 50,85 14
entrepreneurs or existing
SMEs
Number of people that
attended events to promote 5122 363 731,71 168.284 1.314.72 548.50
entrepreneurship
Number of people that
N b f l th t
1350 192,85 45 36.120 774.20 195.5
attended training events
72%71% 70%71% 71% 71%
pic
65%
Training by top
53%
36%
29% 29% Network
23%
Belgium
g
g
(% of BICs)
Business Marketing Management Investment IP Rights Other
planning Readiness

16. Access to funding
Network Belgium
N. of companies assisted in fund raising 2.968 161
Estimated capital raised € 316.782.992,13 € 26.857.142,86
N. of companies assisted 2968 344
Estimated capital raised 2140425,6234507114,844
urces
akdown by
Belgium 28% 18% 8% 46%
ding sou
Seed capital
Business Angels
Venture capital
Other
Brea
fund
Network
N t k 35% 15% 26% 24%

17. KPIs,
KPIs Key Performance Indicators
Belgium Network
Number Average Median Number Average Median
Number of tenants in incubators 236 33,71 24 3.937 31,71 23,50
Total employment by tenants 859 122,71 112 24.505 181,44 95,50
Total numbers of contacts for enterprise creation 1173 167,57 147 69.307 318,95 88,50
Number of feasibility studies created during the year 531 75,85 65 12.461 97,89 36,00
Number of enterprise creation projects during the
392 56 64 7.125 51,73 18,00
year
Number of business plans produced during the year 187 26,71 20 6.989 73,50 19,50
Number of start-ups created during the year 103 14,71 14 6.358 43,50 14,00
Number of jobs created in SMEs (client companies
139 19,85 17 6.165 45,03 15,00
of BICs)
Number of jobs created in Start-ups in the year 201 28,71 30 12.668 85,01 33,50
Enterprise Survival Rate (within the incubation
N.A. 97,14% 100% N.A. 91,07% 95,00%
period)
Enterprise Survival Rate (3 years following
N.A. 94,36% 95,00% N.A. 89,04% 91,90%
graduation)
Existing SMEs supported during the year 402 57,42 52 11.000 90,41 50

18. Value for Money
Network Belgium
Cost per job created with support of a BIC € 12.068,79 37.486,88 €
Public financial contribution per j
p job created € 8.338,79
, 24.68,52 €
,
Average number of start-ups per 100K€ of BIC income 2,80 0,81
Average number of jobs created per 100K€ of BIC income 8,29 2,67
Average number of business plans created per 100K€ of BIC income 3,08 1,47
Average number of companies assisted per 100K€ of BIC income 5,10
5 10 4,56
4 56
Average number of start-ups per FTE member of BIC staff 3,15 1,11
Average number of jobs created per FTE member of BIC staff 9,34 3,65
Average number of business plans created per FTE member of BIC staff 3,46 2,01
Average number of companies assisted per FTE member of BIC staff 5,74 6,23
* Full time equivalent

19. Contacts
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 Belgian BICs
 Mr Jean-Claude Ettinger
 +32 (0) 67 88 36 11
 jean-claude.ettinger@ulb.ac.be