Résumé
This conceptual paper focuses on a review of the literature based on 61 articles. It shows the adjusted transferability of the business model tool resulting in the strategic guidance of public business incubators, particularly in terms of their search for new competitive advantage. By making use of dynamic capability theory, this study reveals that the entrepreneurial behavior of the public actors in business support has led them to rethink their business model. This model allows them to boost their performances in an industry that is becoming increasingly competitive thanks to the use of new opportunities. The originality of this research lies in its use of a tool traditionally devoted to businesses, the business model, for organizations for the most part financed through public funds, business incubators.