Your entrepreneurship center's home base

Simple program and client management at your fingertips

Trusted by networks across the nation, including:

Velocity
Entrepreneurship Center
Sterling Heights
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MI
Prosper
Nonprofit
Birmingham
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AL
Erie Technology Incubator
Incubator
Erie
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PA
Cameo Network
Association
San Francisco
.
CA
BUILD Institute
Entrepreneurship Center
Detroit
.
MI

Support entrepreneurs at scale

Startup Space reduces your administrative burden and frees your time up to do what you do best—building relationships and getting business owners the support they need.

Provide a front door to your entrepreneurial ecosystem

Become the organization who connects entrepreneurs with every resource they need using our ecosystem mapping tools.

Manage your educational programs, courses, and workshops.

Our courses tool and learning management system make it easier than ever to get your clients lending-ready.

"I’m so glad we made the decision to move forward with Startup Space – a truly one-of-a-kind organization that has never once forgotten what customer service really is."

Kathy Roach
Manager of Entrepreneurial Operations
Erie Technology Incubator
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Business Advising & Mentorship

Spend less time in email and spreadsheets. Spend more time supporting business owners.

Track business advising sessions, hours, and outcomes in order to show clear evidence of your CDFI’s activity and impact. No more jumping between spreadsheets, survey software, email, and data visualization tools. Startup Space takes care of it all.

Coworking Space Management

Manage access to shared spaces and track usage over time.

Our coworking space management tool allows you to grant access to your shared spaces, set room fees, and track how your space is used, giving you the insight you need to make pricing and budgeting decisions.

Resource Mapping

Refer business owners to partner organizations and resource providers in the community.

Curate a directory of the best resources and events your community has to offer, and make direct referrals to the providers you trust. Entrepreneurs need a front door to access the local support ecosystem; why shouldn’t that be your organization?

Insights & Reporting

We make you look good. It’s that simple.

When you need to show clear evidence of activity and impact to your funders, you won’t have to lift a finger. That’s the power of collecting all your intake, program, user, and survey data in one place. That’s the power of Startup Space.

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FAQs

Find answers to common questions about Startup Space and how it supports CDFI operations.

Can I manage my coworking space using Startup Space?

Our interactive platform allows coworking space managers to supervise every step of the coworking process, from member agreement forms and individual room booking to communication and invoicing.

Can I use this tool to run a pitch competition?

Not only that, you can use this tool to equip the entrepreneurs in your community to win pitch competitions! Using our intake form tool, you can  manage, review, and score applications to your programs and competitions. 

To help entrepreneurs prepare, enroll them in Courses so you can share best practices and tips with your business owners to help them craft the perfect pitch. Need a way to send out marketing materials promoting the competition to your network? We've got that covered too!

How do I use Startup Space to manage my classes and programs?

Our online learning platform, Courses, allows you to create sets of modularized content from videos, slide decks, downloadable templates, and more. Participants can then be given access to your cohort-based or self-paced programs. You can even build in assessments to be sure that your business owners are tracking towards their goals along the way!

Can my clients access community events and resources listed in Startup Space without logging in?

Yes, each event registration page has a unique link that can be shared on your website or in marketing materials. Your clients can register for each event individually or for recurring events.

How can I make referrals using Startup Space?

Tired of looking back through your emails to see which referrals were made each month or quarter? Referrals, our community connection tool, lets navigators like you connect business owners with your other community partners. The system will send contact information on your behalf, so you won't need to find it for each person. This will also create a centralized list of your referrals that you can use for easy follow-up and reporting.

How can I make referrals using Startup Space?

Tired of looking back through your emails to see which referrals were made each month or quarter? Referrals, our community connection tool, lets navigators like you connect business owners with your other community partners. The system will send contact information on your behalf, so you won't need to find it for each person. This will also create a centralized list of your referrals that you can use for easy follow-up and reporting.

Bring Startup Space to your entrepreneur center.