STEP-C :A center for the promotion of innovation & entrepreneurship

Entrance procedure

Necessary prerequisites for prospect entrants:

• Business plan with detailed information of the firm’s objectives, market and competition analysis, costs, pricing analysis and cash-flow forecasts
• Technology sophistication, innovation intensity and intellectual property endowment
• R&D focused with either established or the prospect of collaborations with Research Centres and Universities
• Documented and feasible development prospects
• Possibility of formal or informal capital funding and mentoring
• Occupational mix of the management team, its experience and background
• Management’s personal commitment in further developing the business
• Correspondence of Applicant’s needs to the services offered by STEP-C

Prospect entrants should submit a dully completed:

• Application form, and
• Short business plan

The application form is subsequently evaluated by the Board of Directors of the Managing Company of STEP-C. After successful evaluation, the application is evaluated by the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH). A formal reply is provided to the applicant within three months. Consequently to acceptance and establishment at STEP-C, the company has a six months trial period.
If the company intends to extent its stay, it is obliged to submit to the Park Management Company a report of current and projected activities for the next period of stay. The decision to extend the lease period is based on this report.

*Suggested Business Plan Contents

1. Summary
2. General Business Description
   1. Mission
   2. Competitive Advantages
3. Product/Service Description
   1. Description
   2. Product/Service Development Process
   3. Intellectual Property Rights, Patents
4. Market Analysis
   1. Marketing Strategies, Sales Plans & Projections
5. Competition Analysis
6. Strategy
7. Management and Administration
   1. Short-long term
   2. Management Structure, Human Resources, Motivation-Reward strategies
8. Operational Plan
   1. Production Process, quality
9. Financial Plan
   1. Cash Flow
   2. Financial Sources
   3. Financial Plan
10. Appendices

Download the documents

• Entrance Procedure
• Application form
• Short Business Plan form