Feasibility Analysis For an Academic Incubator at USJ

NOWADAYS, MORE AND MORE YOUNGSTERS IN MACAU ARE INTERESTED IN STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESS. THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS INCLUDING EXPECTED BUSINESS POTENTIAL, EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD, AND ACCESS TO NETWORKS. BUT STARTING A BUSINESS IS NOT AS EASY AS WE THOUGHT NAMELY FOR THOSE WITHOUT SUCH EXPERIENCE. BUSINESS INCUBATION HAS DEMONSTRATED TO BE A USEFUL SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE ENTREPRENEURS, PARTICULARLY IN THE WEST, HOWEVER IN MACAU, IT IS NOT WELL DEVELOPED YET. THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH IS CONSIDERING TO START A BUSINESS INCUBATOR TO PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION AMONG ITS STUDENTS AND ALUMNI COMMUNITY. THIS STUDY PROVIDES A FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR SUCH BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN USJ. THE STUDY IS BASED ON LITERATURE REVIEW, INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSORS WITH EXPERIENCED IN INCUBATION AND ALUMNI ENTREPRENEURS AND ANALYST THROUGH PEST AND SWOT.
CHAPTER 1 IS INTRODUCTION OF THIS STUDY, HOW TO MAKE RESEARCH AND COLLECT DATA. CHAPTER 2 IS LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE CASES IN WESTERN COUNTRIES ON HOW INCUBATION WORKS OUT AND FUNCTION IN OTHER COUNTRIES. CHAPTER 3 TALKS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT OF MACAU, WHETHER IT IS SUITABLE FOR INCUBATION, THERE I WILL TALK ABOUT THE POLICY OF MACAU AND ANALYST THROUGH PEST. CHAPTER 4 MAINLY INTRODUCE THE INTERVIEWEE’S BACKGROUND AND THE RESULT OF THE INTERVIEW, ANALYSIS THE NEED OF MACAU ENTREPRENEUR MARKET THROUGH SWOT. CHAPTER 5 IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE STUDY WHETHER INCUBATION IS SUITABLE TO IMPLEMENT IN MACAU AND GIVE SOME RECOMMENDATION TO USJ FOR FUTURE STUDIES AND IMPLEMENTATION.