Admission Guidelines

Entrepreneurs interested in locating their business in the Syracuse Technology Garden must:

• Fill out an application form (download word doc or PDF)
• Provide a written business plan
• Have some form of business organization (not an individual)
• Offer a high-tech product or service that can be commercialized

Evaluation Criteria
The Admissions Committee review of each application includes, but is not limited to, answering the following questions:

• Is the applicant a potential "Net Wealth Generator"?
• Is there potential for significant annual revenue growth and job creation?
• Is there a market for applicant's product/service beyond Central New York (CNY)?
• Have applicant principals demonstrated personal investment/commitment beyond "sweat equity"?
• Does the applicant intend to stay in the CNY region?
• Can the applicant benefit from services offered by the Syracuse Technology Garden?
• Is the applicant committed to regularly meet with and update Garden management?
• Have applicant's principal owners passed credit and reference checks?
• Will applicant's on-site operations be environmentally sound and non-hazardous

Client Graduation Criteria
Syracuse Technology Garden clients are eligible for graduation if they:

• Achieve $2 million in annual revenues
• Employ 20 full time employees
• Are acquired by another company
• Conduct an Initial Public Offering
• Raise an investment round of $2 million or more from venture capital or other investment sources

Clients may be asked to leave the Technology Garden if they:

• Have spent three years at the facility without meeting graduation objectives
• Have violated the terms and conditions of their lease or other Garden policies
• Are delinquent in payment of rent

Any of the above requirements and conditions can be waived based at the discretion of the Admissions Committee and/or Garden management.