Abstract:
Startups have got a vital role to play in the future of India by creating innovative solutions to country’s
challenging issues and also by generating large scale job opportunities for upcoming workforce. The
Government has recognized the importance of startups in the economic development of the country, and
therefore they have come with various revolutionary measures to create a conducive ecosystem for startups.
Today, a new pool of talented youngsters are building their own business empires and made India the third
largest startup base in the world. Along with Union Government various State Governments also have made
their state level policies to support the startups in their respective states. The State of Kerala was the first
among them to have its own startup policy. Apart from the government, there are many other institutions in
a startup ecosystem which support startups viz incubators, accelerators, educational institutions, research
institutions, investors, etc. The proposed paper aims to study the role played by the incubators in nurturing
startups in the state of Kerala by analyzing the facilities provided by such institutions to startups and also
evaluating the benefits of taking incubation support. The primary data required for the study will be collected
from 60 startup founders and 6 incubation managers from the six incubators functioning in the state.
Description:
Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini
