Business Success Factors Within Business Incubators, Validation of the Research Tool (Factores De Éxito Empresarial Dentro De Las Incubadoras De Empresas, Validación De La Herramienta De Investigación)

Abstract

The importance that the development of Entrepreneurs in business Incubators has been having has caused this investigation to be carried out. In its first stage, it consists in the theoretical review of the factors that give entrepreneurs a competitive advantage in Business Success such as: Coaching, Business Linking, Digital Social Networks and the Entrepreneur Profile. Therefore, the theoretical justification of these factors and the construction and validation of the instrument are presented. A questionnaire of 51 questions was made and to test its reliability it was applied to 30 study subjects. Using the SPSS, the instrument was validated with Cronbach's alpha factors that show reliable values between .700 and .900 and a final questionnaire was obtained with 46 questions. This work provides a theoretical and methodological contribution to support business success.

Typology of Business Incubators in Spain according to the Stages of Startups Incubation

“…According to Funcas [60], incubators in this phase constitute a reference for startups, offering expert support, training sessions, social networks, training in tools, among others [52]. Although it is a priority for entrepreneurs to discover the link between the startup and the incubator and how this alliance contributes to graduation [60], it is a phase of information gathering, where the entrepreneur has not started the execution of his project, but has gone to the business incubator to resolve doubts, advice and obtain guidance regarding his business idea [79]. At this initial moment, the entrepreneur consults with different advisory services and goes to different incubators, so the appropriate approach to the project and his trust in the khow-how of the staff constitutes an element of competitiveness compared to other incubators.…”