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Today, Microsoft announced the availability of a new program for Web Professionals called Microsoft WebsiteSpark. With WebsiteSpark and the Microsoft Web Platform, Microsoft is demonstrating an ongoing and unwavering commitment to fostering the success of Web professionals and SMBs around the world.
The WebsiteSpark Program provides Web professionals with Microsoft software and solutions, together with related tools, training and support, to help their businesses succeed. The WebsiteSpark Program also helps drive new business opportunities by connecting Web professionals and hosters with an ecosystem of customers, partners and other professionals with complementary technologies.
Web development and design companies with up to 10 employees and owners can participate in the WebsiteSpark Program for three years with no up-front cost. There is only a $100 program offering fee, payable at exit, with no other costs or obligations. Once approved, these companies can have access to:
- Microsoft Web design and development tools, including three licenses of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition, two licenses of Microsoft Expression Web 3, and one license of Microsoft Expression Studio 3.
- Four processor licenses for production usage of Microsoft Windows Web Server 2008 or R2 (when available) and four processor licenses for production usage of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Web Edition.
- A third-party premium Website control panel (DotNetPanel).
Find out more or join at WebsiteSpark!
Yesterday, marked 6 months since the launch of this fantastic program and with it came a great achievement – 12,000 startups!
Microsoft BizSpark is a great DEAL! It is a program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing key resources – software, support, and visibility.
All you need to know to qualify (if you are a startup):
- Privately held software development startups in business for less than 3 years that are generating annual revenue under USD $1 million can join.
- Go to http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/ and enroll if you think you qualify.
- Enrollment is free, however, at exit of the program, you just pay a USD $100 program offering fee.
Learn more here.
Starting a company to build software and/or web services, requires innovation, technology, business services, risk management, in addition to a lot of coffee and hours! BizSpark, lowers some of the friction and costs associated with building an early stage company.
Microsoft® BizSpark™ is an innovative new global program, uniting startups with entrepreneurial and technology resources, designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing key resources in their early innovation stage:
- Software. Receive access to current full-featured Microsoft development tools, platform technologies, and production licenses of server products for immediate use in developing and bringing to market innovative and interoperable solutions. There is no upfront cost to enroll.
- Support. Get connected to Network Partners around the world — incubators, investors, advisors, government agencies and hosters — that are equally involved and vested in software-fueled innovation and entrepreneurship who will provide a wide range of support resources.
- Visibility. Achieve global visibility to an audience of potential investors, clients and partners.
To join:
- To qualify – privately held software development startups in business for less than 3 years and generating annual revenue under USD $1 million can join.
- Connect with a BizSpark Network Partner or a Microsoft BizSpark Champ to get your BizSpark enrollment code.
- Enrollment is free, just pay a USD $100 program offering fee at program exit.
Find out more at the StartupZone!
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Microsoft recently announced Microsoft® BizSpark™. Its a global program designed to help startups by providing key resources when they need it the most; Software (no upfront cost), Support, and Visibility. You can learn more about this exciting program at the Microsoft Startup Zone here.
Tomorrow night (Tuesday, Dec. 16th), I will be attending an Ignition Event in San Francisco at The Carnelian Room at 7pm.
If you want to register and come by, go to the Ignition site; you can also join the Facebook page.
Look forward to seeing some of you there!
This week, Microsoft is hosting a 
week-long event that supports startups and students at the Microsoft Technology Center in Silicon Valley. You can view the progress in action at the Incubation Week Facebook site.
Participants receive one day of training and three days of active prototyping and development time on their chosen application. The final day consists of packaging and reporting to a panel of judges.
The week-long event promises to open up the possibilities of both students and startups.
