Our framework

SIVA IM has been supporting its tenants and incubated companies by:

— Investing in physical infrastructure
— Offering its competence and network
— Professional real estate development
— Risk and capital help
— Providing access to markets
— Mobilizing private and institutional resources

SIVA IM funds their projects from SIVA SF, from the Ministries, or funds, like the EU funding programs.

SIVA IM also helps the SIVA network in Norway with international contacts and possibilities.
 

Siva’s innovation concepts in Norway

Business incubators Business Incubator consists of knowledge, network, space and important office services. A business incubator is usually a property with work units which provides an instructive and supportive environment to entrepreneurs at start-up and the early stages of business. Industry incubators An industry incubator is an incubator that instead of binding to research environment binds to the heavy industry companies, or unification of industry companies called Mother Company (MC), which offers premises in its own company or in close connection to it. Business gardens The aim of business garden is to stimulate innovation in small and medium sized enterprises (SME), and stimulate a process of creating successful enterprises in remote areas. Research and science parks Are closely and formally connected to the leading universities and colleges, and are professional business developers of ideas based on knowledge project and leading academic research. Norwegian centers of expertise (NCE) Are directed towards regional clusters of specialized and internationally oriented companies and knowledge-based environment.

On the base of this experience, SIVA IM establishes innovation concepts abroad.

Incubator Has been created in the form of business incubator. Establishment center An integrated part of an incubator, providing information support for foreign companies. Informational portal Daily updated web-portal for business in the region. Business center Contributes to the cross-border cooperation by offering physical infrastructure and administration management for its tenants. Industrial Park Real estate industrial objects for innovation businesses.