Accelerating Creative Enterprise (ACE) Incubator Application

Welcome to ACE – Accelerating Creative Enterprise!

Tacoma Arts Live's ACE initiative supports the growth of BIPOC/women owned small businesses, creative professionals and nonproﬁt projects.

Applying to participate is easy and quick!

ACE provides three areas of service to participants. You can participate in all three or choose any combination:

1.) Rent-free shared oﬃce and meeting space at the historic Tacoma Armory

2.) Workshops supporting small business, emergent nonproﬁts and creative professionals (actors, musicians, producers, dancers, literary artists, visual artist, etc.)

3.) Event sponsorship for grassroots organizations and individuals to produce a major event on the Armory's

Parade Floor, in its Roosevelt Room, or at another major Tacoma venue.

If you are interested in participating, please take a moment to answer the following questions and a member of the team will reach out to help you complete the process!

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* 1. Name of applicant:

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* 2. Address:

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* 3. Phone:

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* 4. Email:

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* 5. My preferred form of communication (mark all that apply):

Phone

Text

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* 6. Do you identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) and/or as a woman?

Yes

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* 7. Race/ethnicity: mark all that apply

Asian American

Indigenous/Native American

Pacific Islander/Pasifika

Black/African American

Latino/a/x or Hispanic

White

Other

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* 8. Gender you most identify with:

Woman

Man

Transgender

Non-binary or non-conforming

Other or prefer not to say

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* 9. Which ACE programs are you interested in? Mark all that apply

Rent-free shared oﬃce and meeting space at the historic Tacoma Armory

Workshops and professional development supporting small business, emergent nonproﬁts and creative professionals (actors, musicians, producers, dancers, literary artists, visual artists, etc.)

Event sponsorship for grassroots organizations and individuals to co-produce events at the Armory and other locations.

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* 10. Have you started a small business or nonprofit or are you in the idea development phase?

I have already started my small business

I have already started a nonprofit

I have an idea for a project and I am just starting out

Accelerating Creative Enterprise (ACE) Incubator Application

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* 1. Name of applicant:

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* 2. Address:

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* 3. Phone:

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* 4. Email:

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* 5. My preferred form of communication (mark all that apply):

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* 6. Do you identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) and/or as a woman?

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* 7. Race/ethnicity: mark all that apply

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* 8. Gender you most identify with:

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* 9. Which ACE programs are you interested in? Mark all that apply

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* 10. Have you started a small business or nonprofit or are you in the idea development phase?

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* 11. Tell us about your business or business idea

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* 12. Tell us about yourself: