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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5429 USA
(269) 387-5860

Application

Starting Gate, WMU's student business accelerator program is free and for those who are hoping to launch a new business or grow an existing business. Please review the requirements here.

Entrepreneurs in the ideation phase are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025-26 academic year will be accepted from April 11 to September 20, 2025.

Startup Name (required)

Team Leader

Name (required)

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student?

Undergraduate

Graduate

Major (required)

Role in Startup (required)

Phone number (include area code) (required)

Team leader email address (required)

Team Member 2

Name

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student?

Undergraduate

Graduate

Major

Role in Startup

Phone number (include area code)

Email address

Team Member 3

Name

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student?

Undergraduate

Graduate

Major

Role in Startup

Phone number (include area code)

Email address

Team Member 4

Name

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student?

Undergraduate

Graduate

Major

Role in Startup

Phone number (include area code)

Email address

Please list the social networks for your startup.

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Additional social networks

Please provide the following information for up to four mentors.

WMU Mentor

Name

WMU department or title

Email address

Areas of expertise

Mentor 2

Name

Organization

Email address

Areas of expertise

Mentor 3

Name

Organization

Email address

Areas of expertise

Mentor 4

Name

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student?

Undergraduate

Graduate

Organization

Email address

Areas of expertise

Describe your startup in 140 characters.

Briefly describe the business model. Explain how the business creates and delivers value, earns profits and generates income.

Target audience and customer demographics.

What major accomplishments/milestones have you achieved with your startup to date?

Describe the types of resources that would be most beneficial for you while you are in the accelerator.

Provide a brief description of your dream mentor for your startup. (Optional)

What are the main milestones you aim to achieve while in the accelerator?

Please enter a URL for your video, if available

How did you hear about Starting Gate? (required)

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