Startup Tucson is excited to welcome OneAZ Credit Union as the presenting sponsor and local official financial partner of Startup SIPS for 2026–2027. Startup SIPS is Startup Tucson's monthly community coffee meetup, designed to make it easy for anyone interested in entrepreneurship to connect with Southern Arizona's startup community. Held at local coffee shops throughout the Tucson area, SIPS brings together entrepreneurs, creatives, remote workers, and community members for

Startup Tucson's Pre-Accelerator Program is designed to support early stage entrepreneurs as you work to build your company, covering topics like business planning, financials, marketing and more. This program builds on the prior success of Food Forward and Canvas and is now open to all industries! If selected, you will join a cohort including up to 30 other founders from Southern Arizona that share your goal of building a thriving venture. By joining this program, you will n

This Community Spotlight is by Matthew L., Workforce and Economic Development Librarian at Joel D. Valdez Main Library. Read the original article here Recently, I spoke with Megan Finck, Program Manager for Startup Tucson, about the organization, what they offer, and her experience working on the team. Startup Tucson is a non-profit organization with educational, membership, and networking opportunities for people in Southern Arizona who are looking to launch a business or wh

See the photo gallery and learn more about our Pre-Accelerators, the entrepreneurs, and the Spring 2024 Startup Tucson Showcase!

We’re proud to announce alongside CIC Tucson, Success Through Alternative Capital (STAC), a new finance initiative for small businesses! Partnering with, Common Future, and Ned, we created this initiative to make entrepreneurship more accessible. STAC does not use traditional lending methods, like requiring assets (your car/home) as collateral, or equity (selling part of your business) and repayment is flexible!

December 1, 2022 The most recent round of Startup Tucson's Recipes for Success Food Accelerator was just featured in BizTucson! Learn more about the most recent graduates here.

On sale now -- the 2023 Startup Fundamentals Gift Card! Do you have a friend or family member that has an idea for a business? Do they talk about it constantly and leave you thinking "well just START it already"? What if you could help give them that push? Introducing the Startup Fundamentals 2023 Gift Card! For $50, you can give the gift of entrepreneurship to your budding business owner. The Gift Card will give the recipient the ability to enroll in one of Startup Tucson's

We are excited to welcome you into the Arizona FORGE, Startup Tucson and the Launch Lab. In order to ensure that we can keep this space open for community use, we ask that you follow this set of protocols to keep our space clean and safe: Masks are required upon entry to the facilities and where it is not possible to adequately and continuously maintain social distance as defined by 6ft. Prototyping Studio: Please thoroughly wipe down the surface with disinfecting wipes after

Startup Tucson is excited to make a long awaited return to in-person programming and events. However, we are committing to doing so in...

Startup Tucson Awarded $420,000 under EDA SPRINT Challenge to Help Business Pivot After COVID.

As part of IdeaFunding 2021 we have added a new series of awards to celebrate the creativity, innovation, and grit of small businesses in...

As part of IdeaFunding 2021 we have added a new series of awards to celebrate the creativity, innovation, and grit of small businesses in...

One of the most exciting parts of IdeaFunding is the signature Pitch Competition. We will be giving away over $65,000 in prizes to...

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Tucson Startup Ecosystem Guide is the one-stop-shop for founders to easily discover the organizations designed for them.

For all the founders out there that don’t think SBIR is for them here is our FREE guide which covers: 1) A high level overview of SBIR and how we think about who’s a good fit 2) What SBIR has for you 3) The SBIR lifecycle and how it integrates into a startup’s business model 4) Your chances of getting funded 5) Qualifying for SBIR 6) IP and licensing 7) How to track and assess SBIRs without spending too much time

Startup Tucson has created a quick list of resources to employ for all your remote work needs that prove useful in other contexts as well. This list is by no means exhaustive, but is a great place to get going on your business grind and innovating. Please scroll through to find information on: Project Management Time Management Communication Platforms Mindfulness + Self-care Money Management Grants Funding Alternatives Creative Skills Legal FAQs + Issues by Penn Law Force Maj