ByMaoXinhui

    2013GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeekChinahasrecentlydroppeditscurtaininKnowledge&InnovationCommunity(KIC).Thethemeof“EntrepreneurDream;ChinaDream”gainedincreasingpopularityamongparticipants.Yangpuisbecomingthe“EntrepreneurValley”forpeopletostarttheirbusinesses.

    At the closing ceremony,ShanghaiStepTechnologyFinanceGroupCo.,Ltd(STEP),asoneofthesponsorsoftheevent,signedanagreementwithSGST.cnandchinahr.com.Allpartieswillshareserviceresources,innovateserviceproductsanditemssoastoprovidemoreprofessional, comprehensive andconvenientservicestostartupbusi-nesses.Asagreed,SGST.cnwilldo-natetechnologyliteratureservicesvaluedRMB1milliontoSTEPwhileSTEPistoprovidecomprehensivetechnology finance and businessstartupsupportattheupgradedSGST.cnasthepublicR&Dserviceplat-form.STEPistointroduceagoodvarietyofcharacteristicfinancialservicefunctionsandmodulestoSGST.cn,includingAngelGuidance,ChinaDevelopmentBankwholesaleloan,financingwarranty,entrepre-neurshipinvestmentandincubation,corporateservices(includingcor-porate infrastructureand policyagency, etc.), entrepreneurshiptraining,expertconsulting,etc.

    Throughthenewplatform,SMEsandmini-enterprisescanenjoyasmuchasRMB2.5billioncreditloanasfinancingwarrantyservicesandcanalsoapplytosettledowninapref-erentialmodel(investmentplusin-cubation)intheincubationbaseandbusinessnurserygardenwhosetotalareais8,000squaremeters.ThenewplatformwillprovideprofessionalR&Dresourcestosupportstartupenterprisesbysharingtechnologyliterature,largeequipment&facility,andprofessionaltechnology,con-nectingdemandwithsupplyservices.

    Duringtheweek-longevent,“ChinaAngelInvestment&Incuba-tionResearchReport”wasissued.Accordingtothereport,China’sangelinvestmentcasenumberandfinancingvolumeskeptgrowingfrom2008to2012.Inthefirsthalfof2013,angelinvestmentremainedactive.135casesweredisclosed,involvingRMB520 million investment,ac-countingfor69.6%ofthetotalcasesin2012and74.9%oftotalinvestmentvolumein2012.

    Thereportalsopointedoutthatthebasicenvironmentforangelin-vestmentinChinawasstillinsuffi-cientandputforwardsuggestionsthatprofessionalmanagementshouldbeadoptedtoattractmoreinvest-mentintoangelinvestmentfield,improvecredibilitymechanismsoastoguaranteeangelinvestmentben-efits,etc.

    Aslearned,InnoSpacewhichwaskickedoffagainattheclosingceremonyisapioneerinthisaspect.Thesecondtrainingcampusistostartinearly2014,aimingtohelppeopleturntheirideasintoreality.Applicationsshouldhaveinternet/mobileinternetprojectswhicharestillattheinitialstage;teamsizeisabout2-5peoplewhiletheincuba-tionperiodissixmonths;productshavepositivemarketprospectsandcommercialvalue.