High-tech companies beginning their business within the bounds of Technopark will receive access to program Microsoft BizSpark together with infrastructure support and value-added services.
On the 10th of December Microsoft company and Technopark “Idea” announced start of program Microsoft BizSparkTM in the
“We are glad to cooperation with Microsoft company. Technopark “Idea” is a convenient ground for introduction this program because part of created and developing startup companies have already developed soft ware on its territory. Technopark “Idea” provides complete infrastructure support to young business and will provide extensive opportunities needed for creation and development of innovative high-tech company with program BizSpark implementation”, - said Director-General of Technopark “Idea” Yushko Sergey.
The program Microsoft BizSpark intends for companies created less than three years ago with annual revenue below $500 000, developing software products (services) which will be key component of own company business. Cost of participation in the program is $100 – it is sum which companies should pay after exit from it.
Owing to program BizSpark Tatarstan beginner entrepreneurs can receive:
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Professional complex of up-to-date development instruments from Microsoft including three-year subscription on use of Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Premium (including products of Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft .NET Framework). Licenses on industry usage of Windows Server,
Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server, BizTalk Server and -
Access for technical support and sources of expert informationfrom Microsoft specialists and its partner from all over the world. Powerful partnering community of organizations already exists and will actively broaden, interested in support of small IT-business, around program.
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“Program Microsoft BizSpark uniqueness is that its participants have access not only for technological resources, but for complex support from Microsoft and its partners from all over the world. Program participants also can take an advantage of wide resources and support within the bounds of world network of hundred organizations such as agencies of economic development, suppliers of allocation services, university business-incubators and investment structures”, - said Sergey Eremin, head of projects for Microsoft technological entrepreneurship support in Russia.
In Russia first partners of the program were such state and private organizations as Russian Venture Company, venture funds Asset Management, Oradell Capital, Alliance-Rosno Asset Management, ABRT, National business-angels network “Private capital”, Softline company, Parking.ru.
You can get to know more additional information about Microsoft company and its products on web-site: http://www.microsoft.com/rus (in Russian) andhttp://www.microsoft.com (in English).
Source: tpidea.ru