- Location
- List Summit, Medina, Portage counties
- Business Stage (can hover mouse over each stage for the definition below)
- Imagining
- Identify a commercial need and develop a concept for how the need can be addressed with a new product or technology.
- Generate initial feasibility data or “proof-of-principle” for the opportunity.
- Incubating
- Define customer requirements and validate business model.
- Engage customers and funders to support development activities and acquisition of resources to advance commercialization.
- Demonstrating
- Validate product in a customer/commercial environment.
- Achieve customer buy-in. Refine business model including a feasible operational model.
- Market Entry
- Launch commercial product, secure one or more paying customers.
- Develop clear business, operational, and financial plans.
- Product may require additional refinements to optimize cost, support scaleup, or reach new customers.
- Growth & Sustainability
- Demonstrate sales growth and profitability.
- Execute comprehensive business plan.
- Revenue
- $0-$250k
- $250k-$500k
- $500k-5M
- $5-10 million
- $10-50 million
- $50 million or more
- Number of Employees
- 0
- 1-4
- 5-20
- 21-50
- 51-100
- 101+
- Type of Assistance Needed
(will add a description for each)
- Help starting a business
- Access to Capital
- Launch and growth business advising
- Product Development
- Business Plan Development
- Hiring/Talent
- Procurement & Contract Opportunities
- Real Estate and Site Development
- Business Certifications (minority business certification)
- Minority Business Selection
- Minority-Owned Business
- Female-Owned Business
- Veteran-Owned Business
- Disability-Owned Business
- LGBTQ+ -Owned Business
- Do you meet any of these characteristics?
- High growth technology
- Food entrepreneur
- Will add more as we edit resources
- Give Results
- Option to enter email for someone to follow-up