With Funding from venture capitalists at its lowest in 25 years, entrepreneurs and start-ups are finding it hard to acquire the capital to get their business off the ground. Idea Partnership is a support process that accelerates the successful development of start-up and fledgling companies by providing entrepreneurs with funding, resources, advice, and other tools that are vital for business development. This dynamic process of business development helps new business ventures survive and grow during the vulnerable start-up period.

We are an early stage business incubator, which is similar to a venture capital firm. We are looking to partner with entrepreneurs to build innovative technology companies.

We are startup-stage investors, often providing a company’s first outside capital, and are not afraid of investing in pre-revenue companies. We understand the challenges of launching a new company. We look to take an active role in most of the companies we invest in. Our team specializes in business expertise and business acceleration. We believe that our experience and passion in helping young companies is more valuable than the capital that we provide.

Our business incubator team recognizes that time is an extremely valuable resource for an entrepreneur — and promise not to waste it. We are able to make quick decisions and can usually decide if we are going to invest within days.

• We do not invest in startups that are trying to create a need, but rather startups that provide a unique solution to an existing need.
• Keep it simple – it should not take long to grab our interest and get us excited about your business venture.  Clarity about the business is important.
• Entrepreneurs must be knowledgeable about the details, such as the competition, the industry’s financial information, and the marketplace.
• We look for entrepreneurs that have a proven track record that have done it before or have a successful management history.
• We look for startups that look to change an industry or have a new business model that will influence advances in marketing, distribution, or technology.
• We likes companies that focus on marketing – We believe that marketing is a strategy and drives the business and product development.
• We put more focus on starups that tend to focus around marketing and technology-based companies.  We have a strong history and experience foundation in this realm and have the ability to add value.
• We are a business incubator that look for start-ups that want our help and will value our expertise as proven entrepreneurs and professionals.
• We value technologies and business models that are able to dissipate existing markets.

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