Services
Business District Development
We turn business districts and industrial parks into full-fledged innovation ecosystems with active engagement from corporates, startups, investors, academia, and the public sector.
The Challenges
Groundskeeping and maintaining basic public utilities is already a full time job. Tenancy is heavily dependent on a few anchor companies that may pack up and move out any year. Larger cities keep drawing the best talent away. Startups and investors don't bother visiting.
The managers of business districts and industrial parks located outside city limits often grapple with many challenges that make it seem impossible to plan for the future.
How We Help
We build innovation ecosystems in business districts and industrial zones by leveraging their unique assets. Sometimes it's their industrial infrastructure. Sometimes it's their corporate tenants. Oftentimes it's their political relevance.
Case Study
Sandyford Business District, a Regional Innovation Hub in Greater Dublin
Sandyford Business District, located just south of Dublin city center, is one of Ireland's most strategically significant business and innovation districts. It is home to 27,000 employees across 1,000 companies, including a dense cluster of major U.S. digital titans like Microsoft, Mastercard, Salesforce, Google, and Meta, alongside a growing base of Irish and European firms.
Case Study
EABID, the European Association of Business Innovation Districts
EABID, the European Association of Business Innovation Districts, connects and aligns business and innovation districts across Europe, with a focus on improving their competitiveness, facilitating the growth of pan-European companies, and attracting, pooling, and deploying investments.