Applicants Notified: TBD TCA Application 2024-2025 Personal InformationName * Required First Last EWU Email * Required Secondary EmailNot a fan of using your EWU email? We can send general updates to a personal email address as well. PhoneWhich of the following best describes you? * Required Student Faculty How did you learn about Startup Week and/or The Commercialization Academy? Check all that apply. * Required Poster or Flyer Social Media Faculty/Staff Another Student Other Let's talk about TCA!We’re interested in hearing your business idea! Please provide an abstract for your research that may lead to a business opportunity. * RequiredTCA welcomes students with business ideas and students who want to contribute to teams. Which statement best describes you? * Required I already have a business idea or opportunity, but not a team. I already have a business idea or opportunity, and a team in mind. I don’t have a business or product idea, but I’d love to join a team and contribute my skills and expertise. Are there any team members you'd like to work with? Please note they must also apply and be accepted into The Commercialization Academy. * Required Do you already have a company name to go with your business or product idea? * Required No, I’m not quite there yet Yes Nice! What's the name of your business? * Required Are you the main contact person for this business or idea? * Required Yes No What is the main contact person's name? * Required First Last What is the main contact person's email address? * Required What is the main person's phone number?We’d like to know more about your company! Give us a brief overview. * RequiredWhat specific product or service are you creating? * RequiredWhat is the specific customer problem you’re trying to solve? * RequiredWho has this problem? In other words, what might your customers be like? * RequiredHave you researched your potential customers already? * RequiredIf you haven’t gotten this far with your idea, that’s okay; it can take some time and we’re here to help. Nope, I haven’t started yet! Yes, and I can share a little about them. Awesome! Tell us more. For example, how many customers are there in this market? What are your customers like? * RequiredIs there another product already out there like yours? * Required Yes, but mine is better! Not as far as I know. What makes yours better? What gives it a competitive edge? * RequiredWhat role do you see yourself in as part of a team? * RequiredSome examples include: leader, designer, marketer, communicator, project manager, finance-person, etc. What are your strengths? What skills do you bring to a team? * RequiredWhat are your weaknesses? Is there anything you’d feel uncomfortable contributing? * RequiredPassion drives an entrepreneur more than anything else. We all have our passions: things we care about, love to do, study, or be a part of. What are your passions? * RequiredDo you have a portfolio displaying your skills or other documents showing business ideas that you’d like to share? If so, upload here.Here’s your chance to show us your resume, business plan, or design work. If you don’t have anything you want to upload, that’s okay too! We won’t hold it against you. Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: pdf, zip, doc, docx, Max. file size: 62 MB. Maximum file size – 62 mega bytes. What interests you most about entrepreneurship or start-ups? * RequiredWhat category of business do you see yourself entering? Select all that apply. * Required Service Manufacturing Tech licensing I’m unsure What role do you see yourself in in the business? * Required Technical advisor (mentor for your technology) No involvement (students can take my idea and run with it) Leader or president Board member Have you reached out to the EWU Intellectual Property Committee about this idea? * RequiredNot sure what the EWU IPC is? Haven’t done it yet? That’s okay! We’ll get in touch with you. Yes No Why are you interested in getting involved with TCA? * RequiredNameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ
