Offer type


The ranking of the business areas stems from an assessment of the conditions that support the companies’ competitiveness and enhance the region’s attractiveness. 

The final score is an average of the points scored in the following criteria, considering the described weights:
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Critical mass

Current deployment area of BA:
- More than 20 ha: 5 points
- From 10 to 20 ha: 3 points
- Less than 10 ha: 1 point
 

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Management

Dedicated condominium management (0.55)
- Yes: 5 points
- No: 1 point

Basic support services for the establishment of companies (0.45)
- Yes: 5 points
- No: 1 point
 

Infrastructure quality

Location (0.60)
- Distance/travel time to highway less than 5 min. – 5 points
- Distance/travel time to highway from 5  to 10 min.  – 3 points
- Distance/travel time to highway more than 10 min.  – 1 point

Available infrastructure networks, optical fibre, etc (0.40)
- Access to optical fibre and selective waste collection: 5 points
- Access to optical fibre or selective waste collection: 3 points
- No access to optical fibre and no selective waste collection: 1 point
 

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Facilities and amenities

Availability of shared usage facilities: meal areas, training areas, etc (0.30)
- Yes: 5 points
- No: 1 point

Availability of support services on site or at a distance/time less than 10 min. : bank, post office, restaurant (0,70)
- 3 or more services available in less than 10 min.  : 5 points
- Less than 3 services available in less than 10 min.  : 1 point
 

GLOBAL RANKING SCALE

Ranking of the offer in 4 levels:
 
A - High-quality BA, conveniently located and with an extended offer of amenities, facilities and services - F between 4 and 5;
 
B - Conveniently located BA, with good spatial organization, which allows access to a broad range of amenities and facilities; however, with less critical mass, differentiations and/or advanced services - F between 3 and < 4;
 
C - Well-ordered BA, with appropriate spatial features (balance between common areas, critical mass and location); however, lower ranking in terms of amenities, facilities and advanced services - F between 2 and < 3;
 
D - BA without critical mass, and/or with less appropriate spatial and functional organization; low availability of amenities, facilities and advanced services - F equals < 2;