In France, for example, the Welcome City Lab established by the city of Paris offers support, access to finance and work space for innovative tourism business start-ups. In Israel, government supported regional tourism business incubators provide mentoring and access to expert advice to more than 600 rural tourism projects annually, along with professional training and financial support. In Slovenia, meanwhile, the agency for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Development, Investment and Tourism (SPIRIT) provides locally available support to promote entrepreneurship.