The impact of the opening of business incubators, centers and agencies on the opening of new companies in Zagreb county

The aim of this paper is to consider and show how the opening of business incubators, centers and agencies affects the opening of new companies in Zagreb County, comparing the period since their establishment with the previous period. The paper is based on the research of publicly available data, interviews with employees of business centers and the analysis of the collected information. The topics of the research are publicly available values of total business infrastructure services and the annual number of newly established companies in Zagreb County. The aim of the research is to determine the correlation between total business infrastructure services and the opening of new companies in Zagreb County. Data processing was carried out using qualitative correlation analysis. The information obtained from the research and interviews provides insight into the impact of business incubators, centers and agencies on the establishment of new companies in Zagreb County, offering a conclusion on how these institutions function and their impact on entrepreneurship in the Zagreb County region.