1. Country Observatory 2011
(Data 2010)
Spain
European BIC Network

2. Introduction
The following graphs and tables reports the key facts and figures in 2010 of the Spanish community of Business Innovation Centers,
benchmarking them with those of the whole EBN network
network.
The survey has been undertaken thanks to the yearly implementation of EBN’s Quality system which is primarily aimed at ensuring the
compliance of the BICs, EBN Full Members, to the BIC Quality Mark Criteria.
The Statistical characteristics of the survey
 Total number of potential participants 148
 Total number of potential participants in Spain 28
 Percentage of BICs participating in the survey 86,5%
 Percentage of Spanish BICs participating in the survey 96,40%
 Method: on-line self-evaluation questionnaire plus subsequent validation by EBN Quality Team
 Source: EBN Quality System http://quality.ebn.be
Responsible for the publication: Mr. Philippe Vanrie, EBN CEO
Address: Avenue de Tervueren 168, B – 1150, Brussels
Tel: +32-2-7728900
Fax: +32-2-7729574
+32 2 7729574
E-mail: ebn@ebn.eu
Website: http://www.ebn.eu; http://quality.ebn.be
Date of publication: 31 May 2011
This report has been prepared by the EBN Quality team, led by Mr. Giordano Dichter and assisted by Ms. Chiara Davalli and Mr. Pierluigi Antonelli

3. Spanish Bics
CEDEMI Mr. Jose Ignazio ROJO
Barcelona Activa S.A. Mrs Yolanda PEREZ E Mail jose.ignazio@cedemi.net
E-Mail : jose ignazio@cedemi net
E-Mail : yolanda.perez@barcelonactiva.cat Web site : www.cedemi.net
Web site : www.barcelonactiva.es
CEEI ALBACETE Mr Angel PRIETO
Beaz S.A. Mr. Raul ONAINDIA SOTOS
E-Mail : raul.onaindia@beaz.net E-Mail : ceei@ceeialbacete.com
Web site : www.beaz.net Web site : www ceeialbacete com
www.ceeialbacete.com
BIC Berrilan Mrs. Marisa ARRIOLA CEEI Alcoy M. Roberto PAYA
E-Mail : correo@bicberrilan.com DOMENECH
Web site : http://www.bicberrilan.com E-Mail : informacion@ceei-alcoy.com
Web site : www.ceei-alcoy.com
Bic Canarias Mrs Lucia DOBARRO DELGADO CEEI Bahía de Cádiz Centro de Lanzamiento
E-mail: ldobarro@itccanarias.org Economico
Web site : www.itccanarias.org Mr. Miguel SANCHEZ
E-Mail : ceei@ceeibahia.com
Bic Euronova S.A. Mr. Alvaro SIMON DE BLAS Web site : www.ceeibahia.com
E-Mail : info@bic.es
Web site : www.bic.es CEEI BURGOS M. José Vicente ORDEN
E-Mail : info@ceeiburgos.es
Web site : www.ceeiburgos.es
Bic Galicia Mrs. Noemi IGLESIAS
RODRIGUEZ CEEI Castellon Mr. Diego BASCO
E-Mail : niglesias@bicgalicia.es E-Mail : presidenciai@ceei-castellon.com
Web site : www.bicgalicia.es Web site : www.ceei-castellon.com
BIC Granada Ms María Jesús GONZALEZ CEEI Ciudad Real M. Manuel ROQUE
CAMPOS E-Mail : ceei@ceeicr.es
E-Mail direccion@bicgranada.org
E Mail : direccion@bicgranada org Web site : www ceeicr es
www.ceeicr.es
Web site : www.bicgranada.org

4. Spanish Bi
S i h Bics
CEEI Elche M. Joaquin ALCAZAR CANO
CEEI de Alava S.A. Mr. Aitor TELLERIA E-Mail : ceei@ceei-elche.com
E-Mail : ceia@ceia.es
l @ Web site : www.ceei-elche.com
Web site : www.ceia.es
CEEI Talavera de la Reina Ms Elena LAPOLE
E-Mail : elapole@ceeitvr.com
CEEI de Asturias Ms Cristina FANJUL
Web site : www.ceeitvr.com
E-Mail : cfanjuk@ceei.es
Web site : www.ceei.es
CEEIARAGON S.A. M. Esther LUNA
E-Mail : eluna@ceeiaragon.es
CEEI de Cartagena Sr. Angel MARTINEZ- Web site : www.ceeiaragon.es
CONDE GARCIA
E-Mail : ceeic@ceeic com
ceeic@ceeic.com CEEI de Murcia Ms Maite GALVEZ
Web site : www.ceeic.com E-Mail : info@ceeim.es
Web site : www.ceeim.es
Eurocei Centro Europeo de Empresas E
CEEI de Castilla y Leon M. Francisco BARREDO Innovacion S.A.
AVELLON M. José Antonio LÓPEZ de la O
E-Mail : ceiva@jcyl.es E-Mail : eurocei@eurocei.com
Web site : www.ceical.es Web site : www.eurocei.com
Fundacion CEEIL Lleida Mr Guillermo
CEEI de Navarra S.A. Ms Carmen LEZA HERVERA NADAL
E-Mail : info@cein.es E-Mail : ghervera@diputaciolleida.cat
g p
Web site : www.cein.es Web site : www.ceeilleida.com
Madrid Emprende Mr. Ivan SOTO
CEEI de Valencia M. Jesus CASANOVA E-Mail:sainzgfj@munimadrid.es
PAYA Web site: www.munimadrid.es
E-Mail informacion@ceei.net
E Mail : informacion@ceei net
Web site : www.infoceei.com Parc Bit Desenvolupament S.A Mr Antonio VADIER
E-Mail:innovacio@parcbit.es
E-Mail:www.parcbit.es

5. Nature and Legal Status of BICs
Spain 85,19% 14,81%
BIC as new entity
BIC hosted in existing
organization
Network 63,28% 36,72%
BICs in hosting
BICs as new entities
organizations
Legal Identity
Spain (%) Network (%) Spain (%) Network (%)
Equity based (with shareholders) 39 36,84 0 0
Foundation 26 7,89 0 0
Association 30 29,82 0 100
Cooperative 0 2,63 0 0
Public body under special law 0 9,65 100 0
Other
Oh 4 13,16
13 16 0 0
100 100 100 100

6. BICs’ Ownership
Ownership: Public / Private Breakdown
Spain Network
Public Private Public Private
Total Number of Shareholders 116 214 659 1119
Weight over the network 71,42% 28,58% 67,50% 32,50%
Voting rights (%) Voting rights (%)
Public shareholders Spain Network Private h
P i t shareholders
h ld Spain
S i Network
N t k
National/federal government 0,66 3,20
Private financed R&D structures 1,27 1,42
State (s) in federal organized states 0,00 1,22
Chambers of Commerce 1,40 1,65
Regional G
R i l Government
t 30,32
30 32 18,85
18 85
Employers associations 5,67 1,72
Local Government 15,88 14,15
Trade Unions 2,23 0,53
Municipalities 8,99 7,66
Economic development not for profit
2,31 2,62
Specific governmental agencies 7,11
7 11 3,35
3 35 entities
100% publicly financed R&D Enterprises 6,68 11,27
3,12 5,32
structures
Private owned capital funds 0,00 4,10
Public owned companies 0,56 2,40
Banks 8,10 4,11
Chambers of commerce (if public)
Ch b f bli ) 4,34
4 34 4,48
4 48
Public owned capital funds 0,00 1,07 Private people 0,00 4,24
Others 0,44 2,27 Others 0,90 0,84

7. BICs & territory
Acknowledgement by the public sector Main catchment areas
Spain (%) Network (%)
100% publicly financed R&D 41%
structures 30%
56% City 3,70 4,69
Specific governmental agencies
47%
Region /
81% 92,60 84,38
Municipalities province
76%
100%
Local Government State (federal
91%
Spain organised 0,00 3,91
Network countries)
93%
Regional Government
77%
State (s) in federal organized 15% Nation
N ti 0,00
0 00 3,91
3 91
states 79%
33% Other 3,70 3,13
National/federal government
35%
59%
Other Total 100 100
33%

8. Alliances & Cooperation
Strategic Alliances Cooperation
41%
Large Companies Private
34% consultants/publi
c BSO in business
development
100%
Universities/other R&D Institutions Cooperation with Cooperation with
88% the EEN Network business schools
70% Database of
Chambers of Commerce and
RDA/LDAs Involvment in research and
61%
clusters technology
centers
Private
0% consultants/publi
No cooperation agreements c BSO in
8% intellectual
property
Spain Network Network Spain

9. BICs’ Team
Portugal Network
Total N. of BICs’ Staff
530 1865
Breakdown by role External experts (day/year)
%
63%
Spain (%) Network (%)
S k
Management 8,30 9,18
50%
Administration 14,28 14,61 Network
Spain
Entrepreneurs guidance 28,24 27,41
17%
16%
11%
11%
Project management 12,32
12 32 14,04
14 04
7%
%
%
7%
9%
%
7%
%
Incubator management 9,33 11,72 < 50 50 - 99 100 - 199 200 - 299 > 300
Communication & events 5,89
5 89 8,27
8 27 Size of BICs
30%
Training 6,27 4,53
26%
23%
23%
22%
Network
21%
0%
Other 15,37
15 37 10,23
10 23
20
2
Spain
S
15%
%
14%
7%
Total 100 100
3-6 7-9 10 - 14 15 - 25 > 25

10. Key qualifications & Services
Areas of expertise Additional services
41% 59%
Promotion of SMEs or regions Financial engineering
41%
% 68%
Advanced use of ITC for 78%
SMEs development 49% Specialized technology support 78%
for enterprise creation 73%
Human resources 44%
development 35% 89%
Specific training know-how
73%
Policy making advice /
41%
Project Design and Spain
45%
management Structural cooperation with 70%
Network other EC Networks 62%
100%
Access to funding
79%
International B2B or investment 59%
experience 62%
Legal advice to enterprise 79%
creation 57%
Set-up / implementation 81%
International cooperation / 63% (inter)national projects 75%
SME internationalization 68%
R&D / University spin-off / 4%
85% No services offered
High tech
High-tech SME creation & 95%
84%
support
15% 89%
Other Other
24% 77%

11. Key Sectors
25,00%
20,00%
15,00%
15 00%
10,00%
5,00%
0,00%
Sector's weight Network Sector's weight Spain

12. Financial Assessment
BICs’ Income (%)
( ) BICs’ Expenditures ( )
p (%)
Private sponsorship 1
1,8 Financial costs (from loans 6,3
etc.) 1,3
Other private income 6,6
5,9
0,3
Income from client- 7 Cost of incubator building(s)
11,9
SMEs/Entrepreneurs 6,3
Income from housing + incubator 18,8
18 8 Overheads (furniture, travel, 11,5
services 22,2
energy, IT facilities etc.) 17
Other public income 2,9
4,8
16,8
Subsidies to entrepreneurs
Income from EU Programmes 3,2
32 1,1
11
(Framework Programme, Interreg,… 5,7
Public Income through National & 21,7 Consultants and external 1,1
Regional programmes 14 experts 12,8
Other public subsidies 1,4
4,9 16,4
Payroll
4,6
EU structural Funds (e.g. ERDF, ESF) 6,8
7,5
47,6
47 6
30,4 Other costs
From national, regional, local bodies 9,1
27,2
Spain Network Spain Network

13. Innovation & IP
53%
nnovation
n
(% of entrepreneurial projects)
)
43%
40%
35%
Network
cus on In
Spain
17%
12%
o
Foc
Technological innovation
Non Technological Innovation Other
495
roperty
Intellectual Pr
227 Network
Spain
133
31
Patents request Patents granted

14. Services to new entrepreneurs & Incubation
Identification of ideal target /
entrepreneur
Training for entrepreneurs Template for risk analysis
Entrepreneurial skill
Assessment of training needs
asessment tool
Provision of business plan Network
Provision of incubation space
template Spain
Help in finding financial Helping to define the
support business model
Availability of database of
y Helping to write the business
p g
financial tools plan
Support financial planning
and simulation
Physical Incubation activities Spain Network
Average square meters available for incubation activities of owned incubators (square
4261,92 7549,41
meters)
Average incubator space occupancy rate (%) 80,31% 78,11%
Average incubation time (years) 3,22 3,08

15. Services to existing SMEs
g
42%
32%
25%
22%
20%
18%
17% 17% 17%
14%
Designing and
D i i d Innovation di
I ti diagnostic
ti Internationalization
I t ti li ti Commercialization
C i li ti Access to finance
A t fi
implementing innovative
projects
Network Spain

16. Training & Events
2010 Spain Network
Number Average Median Number Average Median
Number of events
organised in 2010 to 1.737 64,33 30 3.925 30,66 15,5
promote entrepreneurship
Number of training events
in 2010 for either new
872 32,29 8 2003 50,85 14
entrepreneurs or existing
SMEs
Number of people that
attended events to promote 91.745 3397,96 1680 168.284 1.314.72 548.50
entrepreneurship
Number of people that
N b f l th t
19.043 705,29 250 36.120 774.20 195.5
attended training events
89%
81%
pic
78%
72% 70%
Training by top
65% 63%
53%
36% Network
30% 30%
23%
Spain
g
(% of BICs)
Business Marketing Management Investment IP Rights Other
planning Readiness

17. Access to funding
Network Spain
N. of companies assisted in fund raising 2.968 169
Estimated capital raised € 316.782.992,13 € 27.600.550,96
N. of companies assisted 2968 344
Estimated capital raised 2140425,6234507114,844
Spain 34% 27% 22% 17%
urces
akdown by
Seed capital
Business Angels
ding sou
Venture capital
Other
Brea
Network 35% 15% 26% 24%
fund

18. KPIs,
KPIs Key Performance Indicators
Spain Network
Number Average Median Number Average Median
Number of tenants in incubators 863 31,96 29 3.937 31,71 23,50
Total employment by tenants 5136 190,22 120 24.505 181,44 95,50
Total numbers of contacts for enterprise creation 30662 1135,62 220 69.307 318,95 88,50
Number of feasibility studies created during the year 6000 222,22 100 12.461 97,89 36,00
Number of enterprise creation projects during the
2645 97,96 47 7.125 51,73 18,00
year
Number of business plans produced during the year 2473 91,59 57 6.989 73,50 19,50
Number of start-ups created during the year 2960 109,62 28 6.358 43,50 14,00
Number of jobs created in SMEs (client companies
1894 70,14 26 6.165 45,03 15,00
of BICs)
Number of jobs created in Start-ups in the year 5574 206,44 69 12.668 85,01 33,50
Enterprise Survival Rate (within the incubation
N.A. 88,97% 94,00% N.A. 91,07% 95,00%
period)
Enterprise Survival Rate (3 years following
N.A. 89,87% 90,00% N.A. 89,04% 91,90%
graduation)
Existing SMEs supported during the year 3476 128,74 50 11.000 90,41 50

19. Value for Money
Network Spain
Cost per job created with support of a BIC € 12.068,79 6.896,92 €
Public financial contribution per j
p job created € 8.338,79
, 4.976,00 €
,
Average number of start-ups per 100K€ of BIC income 2,80 5,75
Average number of jobs created per 100K€ of BIC income 8,29 14,50
Average number of business plans created per 100K€ of BIC income 3,08 4,80
Average number of companies assisted per 100K€ of BIC income 5,10
5 10 6,75
6 75
Average number of start-ups per FTE member of BIC staff 3,15 5,58
Average number of jobs created per FTE member of BIC staff 9,34 14,08
Average number of business plans created per FTE member of BIC staff 3,46 4,66
Average number of companies assisted per FTE member of BIC staff 5,74 6,55
* Full time equivalent

20. Contacts
EBN’s Quality Team:
 Giordano Dichter
Quality and Membership Manager
 +32 (0) 2 761 1083
 gdi@ebn.be
 Chiara Davalli
Quality and Membership Officer
 +32 (0) 2 761 1094
 cda@ebn.be
The Spanish BICs
 Mr. Alvaro SIMON DE BLAS
 + 34-951 01 05 00
 info@bic.es