For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs we've conducted research, including field work and local seminars in North-Africa. The objective was to analyse the start-up ecosystems in Morocco and Tunisia and develop an approach to help advance these ecosystems. We managed to meet many people that share our passion for start-ups, entrepreneurship, innovation and business incubation.

1. Development of Incubation
in The Netherlands
Pim de Bokx
Chairman DIA – Dutch Incubation Association
Initiator of Pioneerz Group

2. Pim de Bokx
2
– Entrepreneur since my 20th
– Several companies and organizations founded
– Education in Landscape architecture and Business Science
– 2000 Started private BViT innovation network with 2
partners and 1 VC, developing 6 incubators over time:
Delft, Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Den Helder,
Noordwijk.
– 2003 Developer XLX game based entrepreneurship
training.
– 2004 Chairman DIA (Dutch Incubation Association)
– 2004 Owner of Huygens-XC, Expertise Centre on
Entrepreneurship Development and Business Incubation.
– 2013 Founder Pioneerz Group to enable the
PioneersSociety: “managing the risk to dramatically
improve”

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PIONEERZ

5. Key statistics Netherlands
• 17 million people
• Size: 25% of Tunisia
• Trading Nation since 16th century (2012 nr. 5 )
• Competitive (2013 nr 8)
• Innovative (2012 nr 6)
• High Human Capital (2013 nr 4)
• Global investor (nr. 5 )
• Easy to do business (2013 nr. 25) Registering a company: 5 days
• 144.000 starting companies in 2012

9. Innovation Strength
1. High Tech Systems
2. Agro-Business & Food
3. Energy & Sustainability
4. Water & Coastal management
5. Life sciences & Health
6. Chemical Processing
7. Logistics & Transport
8. Design, Creativity & Architecture

11. Innovation Ecosystem
Research Education
Innovation Business
Entrepreneurship

12. System view Incubation
Centre of
Entrepreneurship
Business
Incubator
Science Park

13. History of Incubation in NL
1948: Wholesale building Rotterdam
>> development multi-tenant business centers all over the country
(now ca. 1.000)
1986: Business Technology Centre of University Twente
1996: Governement investment in thematic incubators all over the
country like Twinning (ICT) and Biopartner (Biotech).
2000: BViT founded to develop a network of incubators
2001: Newconomy (private incubator) goes IPO.
2004: Gorillapark bankrupt; second last private incubator to go
bankrupt.
2006: New law on higher education, making Entrepreneurship part of
HEI.
Launch of government ‘valorization’ program to stimulate universities
to develop commercialization and new business activities through
Centres of Entrepreneurship and Business Incubators.
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14. Incubators in The Netherlands
THEME (3d generation) Nr. Remarks
Design/Creative 9
High-Tech 9
Aero&Space 2 Noordwijk, Noordoostpolder
Medic/Biotech/Life Science 8
Internet/IT/media 4
Sustainable/Cleantech 6
Seed-accelerator 2 Amsterdam
Virtual incubation 1 Developing Countries
General 8
TOTAL 51
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15. Impact of Startup Ecosystem
• Creating 2,4 jobs per startup per year
• Max. 50% macro productivity growth
• 25% of innovations
• New type of services
• New wealth
• New type of jobs
• Innovation & Competitiveness

16. BViT ClusterIncubation formula
Attract and develop cluster of complementary
businesses
Market
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Clusterincubator
Knowledge
Source
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17. Typology

18. Characteristics Ecosystem
• A diverse organic system
• Many public-private partnerships
• Commercial, non-commercial, ngo and public
• Grass-roots (co-working) and exclusive (seed-
accelerators) approaches
• Involvement of industry, education, research,
development agencies, government, etc.

19. The Environment
For Incubators

20. Crowdfunding
Micro Credit
Innovation
Credit
Growth Credit

21. Dutch Education System
4-12 years 12-18 years 18-27 years 27 >
Primary School General
Secondary
School
Academic
University
Distant
Learning
Professional
Middle School
Professional
University
Vocational and
Professional
training

22. Entrepreneurship in Education
4-12 years 12-18 years 18-27 years 27 >
Primary School General
Secondary
School
Academic
University
Distant
Learning
Professional
Middle School
Professional
University
Vocational and
Professional
training
Entrepreneurship games
Entrepreneurship courses
CoE
StudentInc
IdeaLabs
competitions

23. Thank You
Ing. P.M. (Pim) de Bokx BSc.
CPO of Pioneerz Group
+31(0)654 247 268
+31(88)2848600
pim@pioneerz.com
www.pioneerz.com
http://nl.linkedin.com/in/pimdebokx
Participating in:
• DIA (Dutch Incubation Association),
• EBN/Quality Auditor EBN
• ESA Business Incubation Centres
• GNBI (Global Network of Business Incubation)
Managing the risk to dramatically improve