Academic Business Incubators were created in 2004 as a continuation of the activities of the Business Centre Club Student Forum. The SF BCC was founded in 2000 under the patronage of the Business Centre Club, the largest private employer organisation in Poland.

With its 15 regional affiliates, it soon became the leading student organisation in Poland. The mission of SF BCC members had been to influence Poland's development in such a way as to encourage young people to pursue their business ambitions in Poland and decide against emigrating abroad.

Academic Business Incubators is at present the largest academic initiative which strives to promote entrepreneurship among young Polish citizens. Academic Business Incubators operate on the premises of the 31 best universities in Poland.

The ABI Incubator Network is the largest such institution in East-Central Europe. Over 1100 developing companies operate within its framework.

The customers of Academic Business Incubators are young, ambitious and well-educated individuals. ABI enable them to combine their theoretical, academic knowledge with the practical experience gained only in the process of operating a private enterprise. The oversight provided by Academic Business Incubators enables those young individuals to become genuine professionals in their respective fields.

Academic Business Incubators are part of the ABI Group, which is comprised of Polska Przedsiębiorcza (Entrepreneurial Poland), ABI Seed Capital, ABI Business Link and Agencja Inowacyjnej Promocji (Agency For Innovative Promotion). The ABI Group is a network of institutions developing the idea of entrepreneurship in Poland and the world leader in terms of the quantity, quality and innovativeness of entrepreneurship-promoting activities.