Case Study Cluster: Marketing, Design and Publishing Policy Initiative: Venture Café Foundation Preliminary Insights from Cluster-led Initiative Analysis Working Package No. 2 Cluster Policy and Spatial Planning Cesare Cascella PAU unit Department of Economics Multidisciplinary Approach to Plan Smart SpecialisationStrategies is a Marie Sklodowska- Curie RISE research project funded by the European Union s HORIZON 2020 program for Research and Innovation under the Grant Agreement 645651 DISCLAIMER: The information appearing in this document has been prepared in good faith and represents the opinions of the authors. The authors are solely responsible for this publication and it does not represent the opinion of the European Commission or its Research Executive Agency. Neither the authors nor the European Commission or its Research Executive Agency are responsible or any use that might be made of data including opinions appearing herein. Created with Microsoft PowerPoint presentation softwareand Microsoft ClipArt
Cluster Localization: Marketing Urban Level Cluster Localization NAICS Land Use Association City of Cambridge and Boston (MA) 201 First Mid-term Meeting
Key Indicators Performance Employment Growth Rate (201) Specialization Patent Count Growth Rate (201) Establishment Total Establishments City of Boston 1,42% 1,2% 2,19% 2,99% 4,7% 0,00% 585 422 62 2008 2011 201 Annual Wage Growth Rate (201) Location Quotient (201) Total Establishments City of Cambridge,81% 4,80%,41% 1,48 1,5 1,98 Establishment Growth Rate (201) 0,61% 0,6% 0,42% First Mid-term Meeting 0.05.2016
Cluster Structure (201) 2% City of Cambridge 7% 22% City of Boston 14% 18% 4% 24% 40% First Mid-term Meeting
First findings on spatial oriented approach at urban level Cluster Diffusion Establishments distribution () SubCluster Occurance in Boston and Cambridge Firm Size 1000 or more 500 to 999 250 to 499 100 to 249 50 to 99 20 to 49 10 to 19 5 to 9 1 to 4 No. of Establishments by Size (No. of employees) Cambridge 0 1 9 22 14 28 87 Boston 0 4 18 17 48 42 82 % Firm Size in Boston and Cambridge 256 9% 11% 17% 54% First Mid-term Meeting 0% 1000 or more 1% 500 to 999 1% 250 to 499 % 100 to 249 4% 50 to 99 11% 20 to 49 9% 10 to 19 17% 5 to 9 54% 1 to 4
Venture Café Foundation Localization 1 2 Cambridge Innovation Center 1 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 Cluster Occurrence: Education, Marketing and Medical Devices Roxbury Innovation Center 200 Washington St, Boston, MA 02119 (Hosted in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building) Cluster Occurrence: none 2 1 District Hall 75 Northern Ave, Boston, MA 02210 Cluster Occurrence: Marketing, Performing Arts Total Clusters Occurrence First Mid-term Meeting
Venture Café Foundation. Brief Description First Mid-term Meeting
Venture Café Foundation. Brief Description Objectives Description Location Partnership Café Nights District Hall Roxbury Innovation Center - Enhance collaboration within the innovation community - Technical assistance for entrepreneurs - Catalyze events and business meeting towards the Innovation District Weekly/Monthly gatherings for the innovation community. During these events, participants can benefit from: Office hours, Workshops, Info Tables Civic innovation center located in Boston s Innovation District. Basically it s an Event and Meeting Space. - Help local entrepreneurs It hosts events, trainings and workshops to promote local economic development in Roxbury. StartHub - Facilitate access to information about Boston Startup Ecosystem Online centralized source for information on the Startup community in Boston area. (startups, events, jobs, investors, resources, courses, workspaces, incubators) - CIC, - RIC, - DH - DH - City of Boston - BRA - BGI - RIC - City of Boston - Web - City of Boston - IBM - Gust First Mid-term Meeting
Thank you! Claudio Colombo/Laura Biancuzzo PAU Unit Marie Curie ER/ESR MAPS_LED Project First Mid-term Meeting 0.05.2016