Aproach to the University Spin-off phenomenom in the Colombian Caribbean

This chapter presents partial results of research related to the determining factors for the creation of University Spin-off in the Colombian Caribbean. It is part of a research on the same subject in Colombia that is linked to the Observatory of University Entrepreneurship of the University Network of Entrepreneurship (REUNE). The project addresses the determinants of the context from the recognition of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem and the institutional factors of the universities of the region, investigating institutional and economic information, knowledge transfer, research results transfer office, creation of companies and related teachers. It arises from the need to deepen in the phenomenon of companies based on research results originated in universities, especially by the importance that has been charged by the enterprise of this type in the country and the region. Due to the increase in public policies associated with the individual. The approach of the Colombian academy to the European models, of the Organization for Economic Growth and Development (OECD) and North American with the concept of the Entrepreneurial University and the third mission of the university. The data collected so far, regarding the institutional factors, from the secondary and primary sources, have generated more questions than answers due to the difference of the data and their inconsistencies. However, consistently, the region is presented as the most powerful in the country in terms of the creation of this type of business and the development of the ecosystem for academic entrepreneurship. The most significant variables of each component of the theoretical scheme were identified, which are interpreted, discussed and evaluated to present the conclusions and final recommendations of the study.