The Entrepreneurial Dynamics in Italy A Focus on Academic Spin-Offs

New firm creation is one of the most important topics at economic, social and political level. The emergence of new ventures is central to economic adaptation and change and one of the major features associated with growth in employment and in sector prod

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The Entrepreneurial Dynamics in Italy

Alessandra Micozzi

The Entrepreneurial Dynamics in Italy A Focus on Academic Spin-Offs

Alessandra Micozzi Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Polytechnic University of Marche Novedrate, Como, Italy

ISBN 978-3-030-55182-7 ISBN 978-3-030-55183-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55183-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Melisa Hasan This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To a great entrepreneur, my father To his magical helper, my mother

Preface I

This book was written to honor all those who, with patience and dedication, capture opportunities and find the courage to enhance their intuitions: my father and mother, who create any color you can imagine and have succeeded, with the help of Marco, to transform a family business into a jewel of professionalism and efficiency; Francesca, with whom we have helped many aspiring entrepreneurs to start their businesses; Andrea, who from commander of the Navy, has transformed the family land into a beautiful farm; Piero and Maria, who create instruments to turn sound into emotion; Michele, who has founded an educational community for anyone who is ready to awaken the deeper part of himself; Giovanni, who extracts the energy of nature from plants and gives it to us in his phytotherapy; Francesca, who with her horses makes the life of the disabled more colourful; Riccardo, who spreads forgotten millennia knowledge in the modern era of digital communication; Giulia, my first partner, with whom we concluded the first crowdfunding campaign in our Region;