Resources
On Campus
- Startup Guide
Interactive guide for aspiring graduate student and faculty entrepreneurs at the University of Maryland. - Terrapin Works
Collection of rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing, and digital design resources provided as a service to the campus and surrounding community. - Startup Shell
Student-run coworking space and incubator at the University of Maryland that fosters entrepreneurship through collaboration. - MIPS Funding for Product Development
MIPS provides funding, matched by participating companies, for university-based research projects that help the companies develop new products - Startup Fundamentals Workshops
Hands-on entrepreneurship workshops for UMD faculty and graduate students. - UM Ventures
Joint initiative of the MPowering the State Program, bringing the University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park together to commercialize discoveries, and create economic impact by engaging partners in industry and social ventures.
Funding
- Dingman Angels
Maryland based angel investment group that provides funding to early-stage companies primarily located in the Mid-Atlantic region. - Chesapeake Bay Seed Capital Fund
Invests in companies with innovative solutions that can help improve air and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. - TEDCO
Provides resources and connections that early stage technology and life sciences companies need to thrive in Maryland. - SBIR
Highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization.
Setting Up A Legal Entitiy
- Startup Cheat-Sheet: How to Incorporate Your Company
- A Legal Guide for Startups
- Choose Your Business Structure
- How to Legally Structure Your Startup (Infographic)
- Startup Guide: How to Structure Your Company for Outside Investment
- Choosing Your Business Structure for Startups: C Corp, S Corp, LLC, and More
- Guide To Startup Entity Choice
- Choosing the Best Business Entity for Your Startup
Perfecting the Elevator Pitch
- Getting to Wow! How to Create a Value Proposition that Will Dazzle Investors
- Perfect Pitch: How to Nail Your Elevator Speech
- Crafting an Elevator Pitch
- Elevator Pitch Examples from Successful Startups
- How to Write an Elevator Pitch
Creating a Pitch Deck
- The Only 10 Slides You Need in Your Pitch
- What is a Pitch Deck?
- Pitch Deck Presentation Templates
- Pitch Deck Examples from Successful Startups
- How to Create A Winning Investor Pitch-Deck
Writing an Executive Summary
- The Art of the Executive Summary
- How to Write an Executive Summary
- Executive Summary Template: What to Include
- How to Write a Great Startup Executive Summary
- Start-up Sample Business Plan
Sizing Your Market
- Sizing Up: Market Sizing for Your Business
- Total Addressable Market: Part 1
- Total Addressable Market: Part 2
- Understanding and using TAM, SAM, and SOM
Creating a Financial Model
- Financial Modeling for Startups
- Startup Financial Model Templates
- Best Practice for Stunning and Simple Financial Models to Raise Funds
- Financial Modeling for Startups: the Spreadsheet that Made Us Profitable
- Startup Finance
- How to Create a Basic Financial Model: An Entrepreneur's Guide
- Startup Financial Model
Protecting Your IP
- Safeguard Your Startup With An Intellectual Property Strategy
- Intellectual Property Basics
- 10 Intellectual Property Strategies For Technology Startups
- Protecting Intellectual Property: An Easy Guide to Startups
- How to Protect Your Intellectual Property The Right Way
- How to Protect Your Intellectual Property From Infringement
Setting Yearly Goals
- Setting Business Goals for Your Startup: Why You Should Do It and How to Do It Effectively
- 7 Business Goals for Early-Stage Startups
- 5 Proven Ways to Set Goals and Achieve Them
- How to Use SMART Model to Set Business Goals
- Setting Business Goals Your Startup: Why You Should Do It and How to Do It Effectively
- Startup Annual Planning 1: What’s Your Top-Level Company Goal?
Completing Customer Discovery
- The Four Steps to Customer Discovery
- Customer Discovery: The First Step to Entrepreneurship
- The Customer Discovery Handbook
- Customer Discovery Tool
- Create a Succinct Value Proposition: “Customer Discovery” and the Customer Development Model
- Customer Discovery - How to Build a Startup
Building a Sales Funnel
- Selling for Entrepreneurs: Build your startup sales funnel
- How to Create a Sales Funnel
- Sales Funnel Optimization
- Customer Acquisition: Maximizing Your Funnel
- Funnels for Startups: A Primer
- The Complete Guide on How to Build Successful Sales Funnels
How to Find and Sign First Customer
- How to Land Your Start Up's First Customer
- How to Find the First 100 Customers for Your Startup
- 4 Sure-Fire Ways for Startup CEOs to Find Their First 100 Customers
- 5 Ways to Get Your First Customer
Running a Fundraising Process
- 6 Articles You Must Read Before Fundraising For Your Startup
- Raising Money for Your Startup? Here Are 6 Things You Absolutely Must Do
- 5 Steps To Finding Investors For Your Startup
Hiring and Retaining Employees
- 5 Ways Startups Can Retain Employees
- 7 Keys to Hiring Your Start-up's First Employee
- 7 Tips For Startups To Attract And Retain Top Talent
- Startup Life Can Be Tough. Here's How to Stop Employee Turnover From Making it Worse
- This is Why People Leave Your Company
- The 7-Step Startup Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Talent
Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Three Ways Your Entrepreneurial Mindset Can Disrupt Industries
- How to Build the Right Mindset for Startup Success
- How to Build an Entrepreneurial Mindset
How to Create Your Prototype
- How to Develop a Perfect Prototype? The Startup Process
- 5 Cheap And Easy Ways to Prototype Your New Startup Idea
- 5 Questions to Ask Before Launching a Prototype for Your Hardware Startup
Toll Manufacturing/Finding the Right Toll Manufacturer
Negotiating A License Deal With a Large Corporation
- 5 Mistakes Startups Make When Negotiating License Agreements
- How to Negotiate a Licensing Agreement Like a Pro
- Signs Your'e Negotiating a Great Licensing Deal
Pros and Cons of Having a Strategic Investor
- The Pros and Cons of Strategic Investors
- Pros and Cons of Strategic Investors in Early-Stage Companies
- What Are the Pros and Cons of Investment From a Strategic Entity?
Market Research
- How to Conduct a Market Research Survey for Your Startup Idea
- The Entrepreneur’s Ultimate Guide to Market Research
- Guide to Market Research and Analysis
Management Structure
- Build Your Management Team
- Scalable Organizational Structures for Your Startup
- How 4 Top Startups are Reinventing Organizational Structure
Funding Pitch
- The Ultimate Startup Funding Pitch Deck
- How to Pitch to Investors in 10 Minutes and Get Funded
- How To Create A Great Investor Pitch Deck For Startups Seeking Financing
Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Three Ways Your Entrepreneurial Mindset Can Disrupt Industries
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset and its Importance for Business Success
- Learn to Have an Entrepreneurial Mindset, Not How to Run a Business
Building an Advisory Board
- Why Your Startup Needs ans Advisory Board
- How to Build the Best Advisory Board for Your Tech Company
- A Complete Guide to Startup Advisors and Mentors
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