Business incubators and networks: a review

Incubators support entrepreneurs through the provision of services, access to resources and networks. These interactions foster the generation of new businesses and are an intermediation mechanism used to support the development of small businesses. In this sense, the present study aims to investigate the term network in studies on business incubators. For this, a review study was carried out based on bibliometric techniques, which identifies the application of the network notion. An initial overview emerges from the analysis, which can help to identify the role of networks in business incubators. As limitations, we can highlight the lack of reviews and specific research on the topic. In the end, it is suggested that future works can expand research on networks and business incubation.