The Role of Business Incubation in Supporting Startups: A Case Study at Padang Industrial Training Center

Business incubators as growth facilitators have an important role in helping new entrepreneurs to develop their businesses. However, in carrying out their duties and functions, there are several obstacles faced by business incubators. This will have an impact on the success of tenants in developing their businesses. This study aims to analyze the incubation program at the BDI Padang business incubator. The aspects studied relate to the incubation program at before, incubation period, and after incubation stages. By using a case study types, this study analyzes qualitatively. Data is obtained from primary data with interview techniques with the required sources and secondary data obtained through literature studies. The sources of this study were the managers of the BDI Padang business incubators consisting of 3 people and tenants who had participated in the incubation process consisting of 3 people. This data analysis indicates that the level of tenant success still varies, where the obstacles faced are not only in business development but also internal factors of their business. There are several criteria that need to be improved, both in acceptance and in the incubation process. In other words, there are shortcomings at BDI Padang in the incubation process.