Foreign startups creation: The effect of business incubators in Sweden

Abstract: With the increasing trend of having foreign entrepreneurship within most established economies, Sweden has been a dominating player on entrepreneurship and innovation. Various studies and research have been conducted to investigate the successful criteria and infrastructure required to cultivate such a promoting and welcoming culture of foreign entrepreneurship. This study focuses on the most immediate support every foreign entrepreneur could potentially reach in Sweden, the incubators, to what extent they could benefit foreign entrepreneurs. A qualitative research method with semi-structured interviews had been conducted to obtain primary datas. Resulting in the conclusion of incubators have been largely beneficial to foreign entrepreneurs on both practical business support and personal confidence level as an entrepreneur.