David Li, SparkMatrix: "The Centre’s team has been really helpful in providing us with mentoring programs and different courses on sales and technology, and allows us to interact with a lot of start-up companies who are in a similar boat."
Why Apply | Criteria
Can you make the cut?
Candidates for the Accelerator Centre (AC) should have an identified market for their technology, a business plan and some initial funding. Candidates should also be open and receptive to mentoring and participating in a business development process with pre-determined milestones.
Specifically, candidates should:
- be a for-profit business in a technology field;
- have a proprietary product or service that can be commercialized within two years;
- be in the early stages of business development as one of the following:
- a start-up company
- an existing small business that is in a growth phase or changing its focus
- have a basic business plan or a written description of a business and a financial forecast;
- have a management team in place that can demonstrate their ability to handle both the technical and managerial aspects of the business and is willing to seek and accept assistance from the Accelerator Centre and its network of service providers;
- be well-suited as a business to benefit from the Accelerator Centre services and environment;
- have the ability to pay the Accelerator Centre's fees for the intended term of access to the Centre's services and facilities; and
- have potential for positive economic impact on the community through:
- a technology or service deemed to have a high potential impact in the marketplace
- potential for rapid company growth
Think you can meet the criteria for an AC client? Complete and submit our preliminary application and email to bmuise@acceleratorcentre.com.
Graduation Expectations
Successful clients will graduate from the Accelerator Centre (AC), typically in two or three years, after they have completed the agreed process and achieved a level of readiness, determined with the help of the Chief Executive Officer, Director of Client Programs and Entrepreneurship Council mentors. Post graduation, the AC will work closely with other organizations in the regional network to ensure the graduating client has access to the resources required for continued growth.
