Simon Woodside, Semacode Corporation: "It was easy for me to make the decision to be one of the first clients of the Accelerator Centre: advice, support and interactions with other entrepreneurs have been of tremendous value to Semacode."
Support | Mentors
You have questions, your mentors have answers
AC clients have the benefit of unprecedented access to connections in the technology community. Getting access to the right people at the right time is key to building a strong path to success. Through the Accelerator Centre network, clients have access to an impressive and growing list of successful local area entrepreneurs, business leaders and service providers. The mentoring that these individuals provide is critical to decreasing the time to commercialization and increasing the likelihood of success. Mentoring typically covers the gamut of issues that a start-up company faces, such as high level strategic advice, development of the management team, personal skills development, connections to other business resources, etc. Advice/mentoring services include:
The advice and guidance provided by Accelerator Centre mentors helps decrease the time to commercialization and increase the likelihood of success.
- On-site access to business advisors to assist with day-to-day and strategic business issues, including access to a screened network of service providers, domain experts and other contacts
- An Entrepreneurship Council and active list of successful, experienced entrepreneurs to mentor clients
- A "high touch" client-customized service plan designed to address individual company challenges and opportunities
- Assistance to obtain financing, including introductions to potential investors and government financing sources.
