Impact Network Publications
Activating Entrepreneurship in Pakistan
We are pleased to share with you the recently launched publication “Activating Entrepreneurship in Pakistan" by UBI Global and PEP Foundation. UBI Global is a Sweden-based data and advisory firm specializing in mapping and highlighting the world of business incubation and acceleration. It conducts a World Benchmark Study of its member incubators and accelerators every two years to highlight their strengths and areas for improvement. A total of 364 business incubators and accelerators participated in World Benchmark Study 2019-2020, out of which 81 were from Asia-Pacific region, from which 31 were from Pakistan. This Pakistan Country Report by UBI Global documents the impact and performance metrics of those 31 Pakistani Incubators and accelerators and compares them to the global and regional trends. The insights provided in this report are derived from an ongoing network partnership between UBI Global and PEP Foundation. This long-term collaboration is based on the shared understanding that a flourishing innovation ecosystem, capable of encouraging, educating, and retaining ambitious entrepreneurs, is an essential precondition to success in the knowledge-based global economy of the twenty-first century. To further integrate Pakistani innovation stakeholders in national, regional, and global innovation ecosystems, UBI Global and PEP Foundation connect the country’s university, public, private, and corporate business incubators and accelerators, startups, and corporations with their international peers. In doing so, the two organisations put a particular focus on supporting and promoting youth education and entrepreneurship in Pakistan.
Recommendations for Incubator Metrics
As a result of three sessions with 16 incubators from around the country, Impact Network has contextualized international best practices and metrics for use in Pakistan. We also offer a set of recommendations for further consideration by all stakeholders.