Acceleration programs versus Incubation

The role of technology start-ups in global economy has never been more important. Start-ups may seem insignificant compared to large multinational companies that have trillions of dollars of wealth sloshing around in public markets. Despite of that start-ups have become the main driving force of innovation and economic growth. Companies like Dropox, Facebook, Twitter, Rovio, Soundcloud are all shaking the cornerstones of large traditional corporate businesses. 25% of international phone calls are made with Skype what had its first employee in 2003. We can notice hundreds of new applications appearing in iTunes Appstore or Android market daily what can improve our life. Supporting entrepreneurship and helping local innovative start-ups have been one of main instrument of public sector to support creation of new jobs regionally. According to study made by Kauffman Foundation start-ups are the main origin for job creation in U.S. Incubation programs are one of most universal instruments to do that. First incubators where established already late 50-ies of past century. At the present approximately 7000 incubation programs operate worldwide. For science parks technology incubators are natural elements of services.