| Entity |
Type of strategic alliance |
Contact
Web-site |
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Multilateral Financial Institutions |
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Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) |
Main sponsors of the Program for the Promotion of Dynamic Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica (LINK Program)
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www.iadb.org/mif
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Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) |
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Andean Development Corporation (CAF – Corporación Andina de Fomento) |
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Programs or Projects |
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LINK Investment (CAMTIC) of the Program for the Promotion of Dynamic Entrepreneurship |
Investment opportunities in the technological sector; promoted by the Angel-investors network. |
www.teclink.org
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LINK Export (MESOAMÉRICA) of the Program for the Promotion of Dynamic Entrepreneurship |
Support for the development of the technological companies through the access to international markets. |
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LINK Financing (DESYFIN) of the Program for the Promotion of Dynamic Entrepreneurship |
Creation of financing alternatives for technological companies. |
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Latin American Program of Institutional Cooperation for the Development of the Small and Medium Enterprises (IBERPYME – Programa Iberoamericano de Cooperación Institucional para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) |
Latin American network that supports micro, small, and medium enterprises. |
www.iperpymeonline.org
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Chambers |
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Costa Rican Chamber of ICT (CAMTIC – Cámara Costarricense de Tecnología de Información y Comunicación) |
Strengthening and support for the ICT sector. |
www.camtic.org
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Chamber of the ICT Companies in Northern Costa Rica (CETICZN – Cámara de Empresas de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación de la Zona Norte) (CETICZN) |
Creation of a business incubator in Ciudad Quesada, Northern Costa Rica. |
www.ceticzn.com
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Technological Entities |
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Microsoft |
Technological and innovation support. |
www.microsoft.com
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Intel Costa Rica |
Technological and innovation support. |
www.intel.com
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Cisco Systems Costa Rica (CISCO) |
Support in the development of applications that are complementary to the unified CISCO communication solutions. |
www.cisco.com/cr
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Research Institutes |
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National Institute of Biodiversity (INBio – Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad) |
Creation of a business incubator for the technology applied to the preservation and the sustainable management of biodiversity. |
www.inbio.ac.cr
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Latin American Center for Studies on Democracy (CEDAL – Centro de Estudios Democráticos de América Latina) |
Promotion of units and methodologies to introduce the issue of entrepreneurship in education, training, and technical assistance. |
www.cedal.org
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Academic Institutions |
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Central American Institute for Business Administration (INCAE – Instituto Centro Americano de Administración de Empresa) |
Strengthening the technological business incubators in Costa Rica. |
www.incae.ac.cr
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Unit of Management and Knowledge Transfer for Innovation uf the University of Costa Rica (PROINNOVA/UCR – Unidad de Gestión y Transferencia del Conocimiento para la Innovación de la Universidad de Costa Rica) |
Promotion of the business capabilities of the entrepreneurs and the micro, small, and medium businesses, through the development of small incubators on the different campuses of the UCR. |
www.ucr.ac.cr
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Cooperatives |
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Union of the Cooperatives from Southern Costa Rica (UNCOOSUR – Unión de Cooperativas del Sur) |
Creation of a business incubator for technology applied to the agrarian and food sector. |
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Media |
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El Financiero newspaper |
Publishing and spreading of news. |
www.elfinancierocr.com
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