UpStarts Application ⋆ UCF Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Step 1 of 8 – Eligibility Criteria

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To be eligible to apply for the UpStarts Student Venture Accelerator, all of the following must be true.*

Check each box that applies to your student venture.

One of our team members will be enrolled as a UCF undergraduate or graduate student in the Fall semester.

There is some evidence of product-market fit for our student venture.

We demonstrate the ability to focus on academics and building our business. We are student entrepreneurs.

Our team is in good academic standing with the University of Central Florida.

Enrolled Student*

Please provide us with the full name of one student enrolled, or will be enrolled come the Fall semester, at the University of Central Florida that is involved in this venture.

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Supporting Documentation*

Please upload any documents that support the claim that your venture has some evidence of a product-market fit.

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Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, txt, rtf, Max. file size: 8 MB, Max. files: 5.

Student Involvement*

For the UCF student involved in the business, please write a half page essay explaining your role in the venture and decisions you have made to ensure a focus on academics and the business.

Academic Standing*

Explain your current academic standing at UCF including GPA and any anomalies which may be present on your grade transcript.

Company Name*

Website

Logo

Logo or wordmark on a transparent background, 600×400 px, guaranteeing a 3:2 ratio; prepared for digital publication at 72 dpi.

Accepted file types: png, Max. file size: 8 MB.

List of Involved UCF Students*

List the contact information for the UCF students involved in the venture who will be interacting with the UpStarts Accelerator.

Have you, the applicant, taken any of the following entrepreneurship courses at UCF?

Select entrepreneurship courses that you’ve taken or are currently enrolled in at UCF, if any.

ENT 3613 – Creativity & Entrepreneurship

ENT 4013 – New Venture Design

ENT 4014 – New Venture Implementation

ENT 4183 – Technological Entrepreneurship

ENT 4503 – Social Entrepreneurship

Is your business formally registered?*

Yes

Formation Structure*

Does your business have an EIN?*

An EIN is an entity’s Employer Identification Number.

Yes

How you filed proper paperwork for tax purposes?*

Either with the State of Florida, the city, the county, or township entities.

Yes

Does your entity hold general business liability insurance?*

Yes

Do you have separate bank accounts set up for your business?*

Yes

How are you tracking cashflow in your business?*

What problem does your business solve; who generally has the problem you're solving?*

What is your solution, your specific “creation” and would you characterize it as a physical product (good), a service, or a combination of both?*

Write a succinct value proposition for your good or service.*

Would you characterize your current good or service as version 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, etc?*

Provide an explanation of your reasoning.

Have you filed any applications for patents, trademarks, or copyrights related to the good or service?*

Yes

What are substitutes or competitive goods or services for your specific solution, if any?*

If there are no immediate competitors that come to mind, let us know.

Does your good/service require any complementary partnerships, technologies, or products to ensure functionality or enhance sales?*

Please explain what these partnerships, technologies, or products are and how they help.

How would you characterize your relationship with customers? Explain.*

For example: personal service, self-service, web-based, etc…

How are you promoting and making people aware of your good or service?*

Can customers evaluate the good/service before purchasing and if so, how do they do that?*

How are you distributing your good or service?*

How are you collecting sales payments?*

Have you created a Business Model Canvas for your venture?*

Yes

Please attach your Business Model Canvas*

Max. file size: 8 MB.

Do you currently have any technology or business mentors and if so, who and for what areas of expertise?*

How have you funded the company so far?*

For example: bootstrapped with personal cash, family and friends, bank loans, convertible debt, equity, grants, other?

How much money have you raised?*

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Have you signed any confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements with anyone?*

Yes

With who, and for what purpose?*

Have you prepared an executive summary, pitch deck or related written materials for potential investors, customers, or distributors?*

Yes

Please submit any executive summaries, pitch decks, or other material you've prepared.*

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Max. file size: 8 MB, Max. files: 7.

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