Internet tools

• creer-une-entreprise.com: the main questions to ask before starting an innovative company, and the logical order in which to ask them
• montpellier-business-plan.com: interactive business plan tool recommended by Oséo and venture capital firms
• demarrez-votre-entreprise.com: for handling a company's first administrative tasks, invoices; contains information on funding
• montpellier-business.com: for business networking in innovative sectors, in particular information and communication technologies and life sciences
• bureau-virtuel-createur.com: on-line collaboration tool for companies assisted by Montpellier BIC (Business and Innovation Centre)

Events

• montpellier-prospectives.com: meetings and discussion forums for company managers

Commercial land and real estate

• SERM: infrastructure provider for the Montpellier region

Partners

- Business assistance network

• EBN: European Business Network
• LRI: Languedoc-Roussillon Incubation
• NBIA: National Business Incubation Association
• Campinas Business Incubator (Brazil)
• Shanghai incubator network (China)
• Retis: network of French BIC, incubators, and technopoles
• Synersud: regional incubator network

- Institutions

• Conseil Général de l'Hérault
• Conseil Régional du Languedoc-Roussillon
• DRIRE: Regional Agency for Industry, Research and the Environment OSEO anvar: French National Innovation Agency

- Universities, higher education, and research centres

• Agro Montpellier: National Higher School of Agronomy, Montpellier
• CEMAGREF: agricultural and environmental engineering research
• CIRAD: Centre for International Cooperation on Agronomic Research and Development
• CNRS: National Centre for Scientific Research
• Ecole Polytechnique de Montpellier IAE: Business Administration Institute ENSCM: National Higher School of Chemistry, Montpellier
• IFREMER: French Institute of Sea Exploration & Research
• INSERM: National Institute of Health and Medical Research
• IRD: Institute of Developmental Research
• INRA: National Institute for Agronomic Research Sup de Co Montpellier: Montpellier Business School
• University of Montpellier 1
• University of Montpellier 2
• University of Montpellier 3

- Banks and financial organisations

• 3i
• Banexi
• BNP
• BDPME: SME Development Bank
• Banque de France
• Banque Populaire du Midi
• Caisse d'Épargne du Languedoc-Roussillon
• Crédit Agricole
• Emertec
• Sgam
• Sofinnova partners
• Soridec
• Spef
• Thalès
• Viveris

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