1. ISPALE | Bar Ilan University | GIMI, Israel | 2. ISPALE, DRC | Bar Ilan University | GIMI, Israel |
This article is made freely available as part of this journal's Open Access: ID|Bijaoui-Ref.1-ajira080920 |
ABSTRACT
Introduction: An incubator supports entrepreneurs who are ready to enter into the common location. The number is limited to twenty-thirty. The Open Incubator bolsters entrepreneurs in the location they chose. Context: The Open Incubator educates and train students specialized in entrepreneurship, project management and marketing who work with entrepreneurs belonging to a common value chain. Objective: The students could be involved in logistic, marketing and sales activities and in the upgrading of the production. Methodology: Around an MNC, a mine or a hospital as a captive market, the open incubator improves entrepreneurs' efficiency, diminish the percentage of failure and create more value. Results and conclusions: Pragmatic courses on entrepreneurship and project management implemented on projects chosen by the students have a positive impact on their entrepreneurial and managerial behavior. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Open Incubator, RDC, Mine, students.