JumpStart TechLift Advisors offers a variety of different programs, funds, and services, which are delivered by various organizations in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Northeast Ohio:
One-on-one technical assistance is delivered by two different types of associates:
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR)
These experienced, former technology CEOs are an entrepreneur’s connection to a comprehensive suite of resources. Each EIR specializes in one of the five technology sectors and works with the clients operating in that sector. EIRs work one-on-one with companies to:
- Create and articulate high growth, strategic and operational plans
- Access investment capital
- Plan and achieve key growth milestones
- Connect with potential customers, partners and investors
Regional Entrepreneurial Resources
To complement the EIR services, highly skilled entrepreneurial and business specialists are also located in the Northeast Ohio incubators in Akron, Cleveland, Lorain, Mansfield, and Youngstown. These experts, conveniently located near entrepreneurs, also coach them in the start up and growth of technology ventures.
Access to seed and pre-seed capital for early-stage companies:
JumpStart TechLift Advisors EIRs and entrepreneurial experts are connected to several pre-seed capital funds:
- North Coast Opportunities Fund
- Lorain County Community College Foundation’s GLIDE Innovation Fund
- North Coast Angel Fund
- Other funds in the region, including Glengary and JumpStart
While JumpStart TechLift Advisors cannot guaranty that a client can receive these funds, the associates are often involved in an investment decision, and actively help entrepreneurs prepare to access these funds
Programs to educate and help the region’s technology entrepreneurs:
First Pitch
First Pitch gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to “try out” their investor presentation to a highly evaluative, yet risk-free audience. Entrepreneurs receive detailed, hard-hitting feedback in both role-playing and coaching sessions as well as a detailed written report and video transcript.
Grant Funding and Grant Writing Assistance
To help entrepreneurs learn the complex process of applying for government SBIR grants, JumpStart TechLift Advisors and partners run workshops which assist entrepreneurs in accessing these sources of investment.
Student Internship Programs
JumpStart TechLift Advisors has partnered with several internship programs that match talented college students to technology entrepreneurs and their companies. Most internships are subsidized, making these students a real value. Interns are a great way to create a pipeline of future employees, while getting real work done. To learn more about these programs visit NEOintern.net.
BioEnterprise Programs
BioEnterprise offers specific programs which support companies in the bioscience sector, including the Health Care CEO-in-Residence program and the Health Care Opportunities at Technology Intersections program.
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JumpStart supports all entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio through its other programs and services including IdeaCrossing, events, and communications.
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