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Microsoft® BizSpark™

Information for Start-ups

Microsoft® has an exciting new program specifically designed to provide early stage Startups with software, support, and visibility to help ignite their success. The program, called BizSpark™, provides access to:

• Software. Fully featured development tools, including Visual Studio Team System, plus production licensing to develop and bring your solution to market.
• Support. BizSpark provides you with professional technical support from Microsoft and connects you to a global community of business experts who can help guide you through the hurdles of growing your business.
• Visibility. Through BizSpark, you will have the opportunity to achieve global visibility to an audience of potential investors, clients and partners.

Eligibility requirements are minimal: If you are a privately held company building a software-based product or service (even using open source code), in business for fewer than three years, and with less than USD$1M in annual revenue, you're in!

To join BizSpark, you must be sponsored by a BizSpark Network Partner, like us. You can find more program details about this program here. When you are ready to sign up, fill out the form at the bottom of this page and we will send you an enrollment link.

Once you have the enrolment link, joining BizSpark is fast and easy. No payment or credit card information is required, and there are no upfront costs. (Microsoft will assess a USD$100 program offering fee at the end of participation in the program, or the end of three years, whichever comes first.)