We investigate entrepreneurial ecosystems that support circular start-ups and innovation. We argue that entrepreneurial ecosystems for circularity are constellations of existing entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems that extend across geographies and sectors. Our research question centres on understanding ecosystem intermediation that facilitates the embedding of circular start-ups in different ecosystems and addresses a pertinent gap in the literature about ecosystem intermediation for circular transitions and circular start-ups Focusing on the emerging circular transition in the textiles and apparel industry, we gathered data from in-depth interviews, field observations, and archival documentation over a seven-year period. Our findings show that entrepreneurial ecosystems for circular start-ups are purposefully intermediated at a meta level, combining elements of extant ecosystems to focus on circularity. Drawing on these insights, we conceptualize ecosystem intermediation as connecting diverse ecosystems across geographic and sectoral boundaries. Our study contributes to the literatures on circular entrepreneurship, circular ecosystems, and ecologies of system intermediation as well as provides practical implications for practitioners and policy makers.
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IntroductionWithin the Entrepreneurship program at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, there are a number of student start-ups that are developing inclusive, sustainable, and innovative solutions. We noticed that, during this process, they need to access certain facilities to develop a proof of concept or minimal viable product. When student start-ups tried to access facilities themselves, they found insufficient information about accessing facilities and contact persons. As Hui & Gerber (2017) stated that accessible facilities like a makerspace have a positive impact on the number of students who are embarking on the venture of a new business. Halbinger, (2020) states that there needs to be more research about university makerspaces in relation to the facilitation of student-entrepreneurship.
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In deze aflevering gaan we in gesprek met Antien Zuidberg. Antien is van oorsprong een levensmiddelen technoloog. Begonnen als product onderzoeker en productontwikkelaar bij o.a. FrieslandCampina. Nu al ruim 17 jaar bij de HAS Green Academy als Lector Design Methoden in Food, waar ze haar creativiteit en nieuwsgierigheid kan inzetten voor research in design.Antien heeft een grote liefde voor methodologieën. Een mooie link met onze host Theo, want HAS en Bamboo Brands hebben afgelopen jaar samen het Consumer Behaviour Lab gelanceerd.In de podcast vertellen ze jullie daar graag meer over deze mooie samenwerking. Zo hebben we het over het helpen van de ondernemers van de toekomst, belang van goed onderzoek, contextueel onderzoek, de intention behaviour gap, wat het levert of vooral kost als je geen onderzoek doet, en nog veel meer…
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Big report of the Startup EDR Project. See how the project promoted interregional collaboration and development for startups within the Ems-Dollart region.
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With Brexit looming, start-ups in the London ecosystem may ask themselves whether they are still in the right place for their business. Are they considering a move to the continent due to the ambiguous Brexit developments? This research analyzes the probability of international start-ups based in the London region relocating to another European entrepreneurial ecosystem. We use location decision theory and secondary data from the European Digital City Index to rank the most attractive eco-systems for the possible relocation of London-based start-ups. In addition, we interview London start-up founders asking how likely they are to leave and where they envision continuing their entrepreneurial endeavors. This study examines whether London will lose its top rank as the most attractive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Europe. We ask which of the competing ecosystems of Europe stands to gain from London’s possible loss. Our quantitative analyses show that Amsterdam is the most likely hub to benefit from any exodus. The qualitative analyses conveyed a mixture of concern and ambivalence as only three of the startups considered relocating their headquarters to another ecosystem. Six of the startups have either opened an office in another European ecosystem or are in the process of doing so. This allows them to watch and wait as they want to remain. The attractiveness of the London region, the social capital investments by team and partners, and the lack of finances to leave are the main reasons for not considering relocation of their headquarters currently.
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Startup EDR setzt besonderen Fokus auf grenzüberschreitende Themen bei jungen Gründungen und von Startups. Wissen hierüber fehlt im bestehenden Ökosytem und ist erforderlich, wenn sich Unternehmen internationalisieren wollen. Das fehlende Wissen und der Wunsch nach mehr grenzüberschreitender Kooperation war Ergebnis der vorangegangenen „Startup Perspektiven“ Studie. Des Weiteren sind Startupgründungen in ländlichen Regionen der Ems Dollart Region unterentwickelt. Durch das Projekt soll es sowohl auf nationaler als auch grenzüberschreitender Ebene zu nachhaltigem Austausch von Wissen, Methoden und Maßnahmen zur Stimulierung von innovativen Gründungen kommen. Startups in den ländlichen Regionen sollen explizit von den Entrepreneurship Ökoystemen Groningen und Oldenburg profitieren. Jungen Gründern soll durch ein lebhaftes und funktionierendes Startup Oekosystem in der EDR der Zugang zu wichtigen Gründungsressourcen erleichtert und damit eine nachhaltige Berufsperspektive eröffnet werden. Durch das Ökosystem kann eine zukunftsorientierte Gründungskultur stimuliert werden. Damit einher geht eine Zunahme an Standort-Attraktivität, die ein Beitrag zur Verhinderung der regionalen Schrumpfung (Krimp) leistet. Mit der Förderung grenzüberschreitenden Unternehmertums kommt es letztlich zu mehr nachhaltiger wirtschaftlicher und sozialer Verflechtungen zwischen dem Norden der Niederlande und dem Nordwesten Deutschlands
Amsterdam Science Park (ASP) is a pearl in the crown of the Amsterdam knowledge economy, with its high-level research institutes (the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam, several institutes of the NWO, the Dutch national science organisation) and a growing number of knowledge-based companies that reside in the multi-tenant Matrix buildings at the park. At ASP, the number of examples of co-creation is steadily growing. Larger tech firms (including Bosch and ASML) have located there and engage in deep collaboration with university institutes. Many more companies have expressed interest in collaborating with researchers located at ASP, not only in order to gain access to promising talent, but also to more extensively involve university researchers in their R&D processes. Another trend is the growth of science-based start-ups, now hosted at ASP’s Start-up Village: an appealing hotspot, made of sea containers. Players from business and university signal a rising need for new and more integrated concepts that facilitate collaborations between larger firms, start-ups and research groups. And also, the ASP management would like to see more co-creation. From its spatial and organisational design, the park is however characterised by a separation of activities: each faculty and institute operates its own building and facilities, with the firms hosted in the multitenant Matrix buildings. ASP is being developed along the lines of a masterplan based on strict zoning (Gemeente Amsterdam, 2013). This study explores how, and under what conditions further co-creation could be facilitated at ASP.
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De Noorderlingen is een TopProgramma Ondernemerschap, voor ambitieuze en ondernemende studenten uit Noord-Nederland. Het is een uitdagend onderwijsprogramma voor studenten die hun ondernemersidee willen omzetten naar een eigen bedrijf, of hun bestaande bedrijf willen laten groeien. Hierbij worden ze gecoacht en geadviseerd door succesvolle ondernemers en experts uit de regio.Blog: Wat is talent?En nog belangrijker: wat denk jij dat het is? Als iets niet lukt, is de vraag: wat doet dat met je? Hoe ga je om met problemen, met tegenslagen, met mislukking? Wat nou als het je niet lukt?
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