Helwan University
Faculty of Fine Arts
Department of Architecture
Graduation Project
2020-2021
Name: BUSINESS INCUBATOR
, Student or Team Name: Donia Bahaa El-DIN Abo El-Majd
Supervised by:
Prof. Yasser Sakr
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, 1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................5
1.1 Purpose ...........................................................................................................................5
1. 2. Demographics and statistics that supports your selection............................................ 5
1.3. Scope .............................................................................................................................5
2 Site Selection ........................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 The selected site (s) Location ........................................................................................ 5
2.2 SWOT Analysis for the sites ......................................................................................... 5
2.3 SWOT analysis outcomes ............................................................................................. 5
3 Site Analysis..........................................................................................................................6
Physical conditions (environmental & built environment) .................................................. 6
4. Precedents (Similar projects local and international) ...........................................................7
4.1. Project One: Title ........................................................................................................ 7
4.1.1. Project Name: .........................................................................................................7
4.1.2. Location: Country/City ........................................................................................... 7
4.1.3. Architect ................................................................................................................ 7
4.1.4. Description of Project (Include architectural drawings and images) ..................... 7
4.1.5. Advantages: (your analysis + original reference analysis) ..................................... 7
4.1.6. Disadvantages: (your analysis + original reference analysis) ................................. 7
4.2. Project Two: Title ......................................................................................................... 7
4.2.1. Project Name: .........................................................................................................7
4.2.2. Location: Country/City ........................................................................................... 7
4.2.3. Architect ................................................................................................................ 7
4.2.4. Description of Project (Include architectural drawings and images) ..................... 7
4.2.5. Advantages: (your analysis + original reference analysis) ..................................... 7
4.2.6. Disadvantages: (your analysis + original reference analysis) ................................. 7
4.3. Project Three: Title ...................................................................................................... 7
4.3.1. Project Name: .........................................................................................................7
4.3.2. Location: Country/City ........................................................................................... 7
4.3.3. Architect ................................................................................................................ 7
4.3.4. Description of Project (Include architectural drawings and images) ..................... 7
4.3.5. Advantages: (your analysis + original reference analysis) ..................................... 7
4.3.6. Disadvantages: (your analysis + original reference analysis) ................................. 7
5. Space Program and Zoning ................................................................................................. 8
5.1. Space Standards and data ............................................................................................. 8
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, 5.2. Space Program .............................................................................................................. 8
5.3. Zoning ...........................................................................................................................8
6. Project Theme and Concept ................................................................................................ 9
6.1. Primary themes/analogy ............................................................................................... 9
6.2. Design Concept ............................................................................................................ 9
7. Design project ................................................................................................................... 10
7.1. Plans ........................................................................................................................... 10
7.2. Sections and elevations .............................................................................................. 10
7.3. 3D Images/models ...................................................................................................... 10
8. References ......................................................................................................................... 11
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, 1 Introduction
A business incubator is an organization that accelerates and systemizes the
process of creating successful enterprises by providing them with various
services and resources. (infoDev, 2010) .The various provided services range
from management training to offices space and, from marketing to technical
consultation, financing and other service. Business incubator are commonly
established as a partnership or a collaboration between several organizations
such as investment related ventures, government entities, economic
development organizations, and educational institution such as universities.
1.1. Research Problem
The research problem is that, Egypt has plenty of startups which have
innovative ideas in different sectors, and need to be supported, and
provided with the necessary services to be qualified and able to gain access
to the local and international labor market. Egypt also has a percentage of
unemployment which needs job opportunities. Another problem, that
Egypt needs to develop its healthcare sector to solve its health care
problems, and keep up with the developments in healthcare technology
taking place in the world.
1.2. Research purpose
The research aims at discussing the role of business incubators in solving
the problems of early-age startups and, the percentage of unemployment in
the country, and the role of health care technology in solving Egypt’s
healthcare problems
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1.3. Keywords
Business incubators, technology, provide, support, services, healthcare,
digital.
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, Business incubator types Business incubators are divided into 4 main types.
Figure 1:Business incubator types
Services and resources: Business incubators provide startups with support
and necessary services they need such as:
Figure 2 : Business incubator services
Early stages of business: Any startup mainly pass through 5 stages to sustain
its business. The stages are:
Figure 3 : Early stages of business
Business incubator aims: The Business incubator main goal is supporting
startups and innovators to be qualified, and able to start their own business
and, this will result in achieving other important goals such as:
Figure 4: Business incubator aims
Conclusion: There are types of business incubators, each one differs from the
others in terms of the organization affiliated with it. But they are involved in
the same aims, and the services they offer except the specific services for each
sector.
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, Incubation process
The incubation process takes place through 3 main stages (Pre-incubation,
incubation, post-incubation stage) through which, startups are provided with
the necessary support to be strongly qualified to start their own business.
The incubation process:
- Innovation - Access to finance - Innovation
assessment - Coaching and diagnostics
- Business plan mentoring - Internationalization
elaboration - Hosting support
- Business - Training - Technology
modeling - Commercialization commercialization
- Training - Advanced business - Clustering
planning - Business
development
Table 1: The incubation process
Pre-incubation stage
Pre‐incubation relates to the overall activities needed to support the potential
entrepreneur in developing his business idea, business model and business plan,
to boost the chances to arrive to an effective start‐up creation. It usually implies
a first assessment of the idea, training, and direct one‐ to‐one assistance
necessary to put the client in the conditions to write a fully complete business
plan. University‐affiliated incubators are usually pre‐incubators. (Dichter,G.
Reis ,G. Marchand, N. Vanrie,P., 2010)
- Initially asses - On managerial - Defining the - Through - Completion of
the validity of issues business idea internal the BP with the
the idea. - On more - Defining the competencies financial forecast
specialized topics business model - Through an
(IP rights, legal external
and committee
administration
Table 2 : The pre-incubation stage
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, Incubation stage
Concerns the support given to the entrepreneur from the start‐up to the expansion
phase. Typically, this is a mid‐term process, lasting usually for the first three
years of activity of the newly established company, which are the years in which
it is safe to say whether the new venture is successful and has a good chance to
develop into a fully mature company. The actions activated generally are access
to finance, direct coaching and mentoring services, as well as hosting services
and specific training. (Dichter,G. Reis ,G. Marchand, N. Vanrie,P., 2010)
- Access to finance - Fund raising - Definition of the
- Legal and - Mentoring and exit strategy
administrative coaching
support - Networking
-Physical incubation - Technology
- Intellectual transfer
property rights
Table 3: The incubation stage
Post-incubation stage: relates to the activities to be carried out when the
company has reached the maturity phase, and therefore is ready to walk on its
own feet. Various services might still be needed by the SME for example to
increment its sales or improve its productive processes, such as
internationalization services or innovation introduction through scouting and
detection activities. Incubators positioned as “post incubators” sometime rename
themselves as “accelerators”. (Dichter,G. Reis ,G. Marchand, N. Vanrie,P.,
2010)
- Innovation gaps - IP rights - Marketing - Clustering
- Innovative strengths -Technology transfer - Internationalization - Internationalization
- Innovation processes - Enterprise take over
- Technology transfer
Table 4: Main Services for SMEs offered
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, Conclusion
There are 3 stages of incubation that startups pass through, pre-incubation stage,
incubation stage and post incubation stage. Each one differs from the other in
terms of the services it offers and, each one of them depend on startup condition,
if it is at the early stages or it reached the maturity phase.
1. 4. Demographics and statistics that supports Project selection
Chart 1 :The percentage of toral labor force Chart 2: The percentage of the unemployment
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization
and Statistics, December 2019 and Statistics, December 2019
Conclusion: Egypt has a medium percentage of the unemployed who need more
of job opportunities to earn their living. As we see that the percentage decreased
from 2010 until 2019, as a result of the state’s interest in making initiatives to
support small and medium enterprises.
Chart 3 : Computer Science Enrollment Trends Chart 4: Computer Engineering Enrollment trends
Source: The American University in Cairo, 2019 Source: The American University in Cairo, 2019
Conclusion: As we see that the percentage of students enrolling in computer
science department and computer engineering increased from 2014 until 2019, and
this is ensuring the students interest in the technology field, and for sure they need
more of incubators to support them with their ideas and innovations.
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