SPARC Spring 2021 Application

Thank you for applying to SPARC! This growth-centric virtual training program is a collaboration between Scale Up Milwaukee, WWBIC and the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin. SPARC focuses on helping Black, Hispanic, and woman-owned businesses under $1M grow their ventures, focusing on sales, marketing, finances, operations, and organizational development.

Virtual sessions will be held:
Tuesday, March 23, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, March 30, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, April 6, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, April 13, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, April 20, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, April 27, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, May 4, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, May 11, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, May 18, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, May 25, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Facilitated virtual office hours will be held the afternoons of:
Thursday, March 25, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 1, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 8, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 15, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 22, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, April 29, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, May 6, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, May 13, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, May 20, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday, May 27, 2:00 - 4:00 pm

All information recorded in this application will remain anonymous. If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Cizinsky at elizabeth@sumke.com.

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* 1. Please provide the owner's contact information:

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Company Name

Company Address

Company City

Work Phone

Mobile Phone

Email Address

Company Website

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* 2. Please provide a brief description of your business. What product(s)/service(s) do you sell (i.e. residential construction, screen printing, etc.)?

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* 3. Is your company primarily business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C)?

B2B

B2C

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* 4. Do you currently conduct business online?

Yes

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* 5. What year was your company founded?

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* 6. How many total employees do you have (including yourself)?

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* 7. Indicate your 2020 year-end revenue (estimates accepted).

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* 8. Indicate your projected 2021 year-end revenue (estimates accepted).

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* 9. Indicate your projected 2022 year-end revenue (estimates accepted).

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* 10. How do you plan to grow your business in the next 12+ months? Please be specific.

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* 11. What do you hope to gain by participating in SPARC? Please be specific.

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* 12. How has your business been impacted by recent events, including the current pandemic and civil unrest? How can SPARC help you recover, stabilize and grow?

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* 13. How did you learn about SPARC?

Scale Up Newsletter

Scale Up Staff Member

Scale Up Social Media

Past Growth Accelerator or SPARC participant

Scale Up Member

News (Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee BizTimes, etc.)

WWBIC

African American Chamber of Commerce

Other (please specify)

Answers to the following questions are optional.

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* 14. Is your business minority-owned, i.e. 50% or more of the business is owned by a person or people of color?

Yes

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* 15. Is your business woman-owned, i.e. 50% or more of the business is owned by a woman or group of women?

Yes

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* 16. Please indicate the race(s)/ethnicity(ies) of the owner(s). Please check all that apply.

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Hispanic, Latino or Spanish

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White or Caucasian

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Do you have access to reliable internet, computer, audio, camera and microphone? If not, Scale Up may be able to help.

Yes

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* 18. SPARC is a cohort-style program that relies on diverse companies to hold each other accountable. Please refer any other companies you believe a good fit for this cohort, including contact information.

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* 1. Please provide the owner's contact information:

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* 2. Please provide a brief description of your business. What product(s)/service(s) do you sell (i.e. residential construction, screen printing, etc.)?

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* 3. Is your company primarily business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C)?

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* 4. Do you currently conduct business online?

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* 5. What year was your company founded?

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* 6. How many total employees do you have (including yourself)?

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* 7. Indicate your 2020 year-end revenue (estimates accepted).

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* 8. Indicate your projected 2021 year-end revenue (estimates accepted).

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* 9. Indicate your projected 2022 year-end revenue (estimates accepted).

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* 10. How do you plan to grow your business in the next 12+ months? Please be specific.

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* 11. What do you hope to gain by participating in SPARC? Please be specific.

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* 12. How has your business been impacted by recent events, including the current pandemic and civil unrest? How can SPARC help you recover, stabilize and grow?

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* 13. How did you learn about SPARC?

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* 14. Is your business minority-owned, i.e. 50% or more of the business is owned by a person or people of color?

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* 15. Is your business woman-owned, i.e. 50% or more of the business is owned by a woman or group of women?

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* 16. Please indicate the race(s)/ethnicity(ies) of the owner(s). Please check all that apply.

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* 17. Do you have access to reliable internet, computer, audio, camera and microphone? If not, Scale Up may be able to help.

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* 18. SPARC is a cohort-style program that relies on diverse companies to hold each other accountable. Please refer any other companies you believe a good fit for this cohort, including contact information.

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* 19. Anything else we should know, including but not limited to any accommodations needed if selected into SPARC?