Ohio Third Frontier | Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP)
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The goal of the Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP) is to significantly increase the technology-based entrepreneurial commercialization outcomes throughout a defined geographical region and to focus the effort on strategic technology-based sectors that offer exceptional economic development prospects for the region.Each ESP represents a comprehensive, coordinated network of high-value services and assistance providers that is visible and easily accessible to technology-based entrepreneurs and small tech-based companies throughout its region.  Each ESP provides an approach that tightly integrates sources of deal flow, entrepreneurial support, and capital to effectively grow the technology-based entrepreneurial commercialization outcomes throughout its region. Click here for more information on the six ESP regional organizations.


In FY 2010, the six Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP) organizations and organizations that have received previous Ohio Third Frontier Pre-seed Fund Initiative (PFI) awards are eligible to compete for grant funds. The opportunity for both sets of organizations is combined into a SINGLE Request for Proposals, the IDENTICAL materials for which appear on both program pages.


Resources

» FY 2010 RFP
» Key Dates
» Bidders' Conference
» FAQ - coming soon
» Letters of Intent Received - coming soon
» Proposals Received - coming soon
» Evaluators Final Report - coming soon
» Media Release - Awards - coming soon
» ESP Map (pdf)
» Search Ohio Third Frontier Grants


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