Helping founders find community and connections
A mentorship and leadership development program for early-career economic development professionals in Arizona, pairing emerging leaders with experienced mentors for career advancement and professional growth.
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Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)
Two business development co-working spaces in the Sierra Vista area operated by AREDF, housing entrepreneurs in the startup and development stages with business counseling, marketing support, and access to the new Community Innovation Center (3D printers, laser engravers, computer labs, digital navigators).
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Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation (AREDF) – Co-Spaces
An innovation hub and business incubator in Chandler operated by ASU's Edson E+I Institute, offering community entrepreneurs co-working space, workshops, pitch events, and connections to ASU entrepreneurship resources.
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ASU Chandler Innovation Center
A free, statewide program providing confidential one-on-one counseling and training to Arizona small businesses seeking to enter and succeed in federal, state, and local government contracting markets.
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Arizona APEX Accelerator – Statewide
Free government contracting assistance, counseling, and training for Southern Arizona small businesses and defense contractors seeking to enter federal, state, and DoD procurement markets from the Sierra Vista office.
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Arizona APEX Accelerator – Sierra Vista Office
Free, confidential one-on-one business advising and workshops for entrepreneurs and small business owners in Santa Cruz County including Nogales, provided by the Arizona SBDC through a local college partner.
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Arizona SBDC – Santa Cruz County
A downtown Yuma innovation hub operated by Yuma Spaceport providing cross-sector collaboration, startup incubation, applied research support, and workforce development for entrepreneurs, engineers, and students interested in aerospace, AI, and emerging technologies.
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Yuma Spaceport
A 3-month hybrid accelerator for scale-stage dual-use tech startups, helping them enter both commercial and Department of Defense markets through curated mentorship, government contracts access, and enterprise partnerships.
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Fuse Accelerator
Eight weeks of expert training, quick-start tools, and personalized coaching to achieve tremendous leaps of growth in revenue and investment readiness in a short amount of time. After the accelerator program, participants gain a lifetime of alumni benefits and special access, maintain connections with accomplished industry leaders and fellow entrepreneurs, and continue to receive personalized SEED SPOT support.
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Seed Spot
A highly competitive annual accelerator program for early- to mid-stage medical device, health IT, and life science companies, providing immersive multi-week curriculum at Mayo Clinic and ASU with clinical validation, regulatory guidance, and commercialization support.
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Mayo Clinic & ASU Health Care Accelerator
Supports radical founders of early-stage startups with the network, education, and resources to make tremendous leaps of growth in just eight weeks. This accelerator is designed with a specific focus on mental and behavioral health business needs. The goal of this program is to accelerate solutions unafraid of transforming traditional approaches to address the challenges of stigma, access, and quality of mental healthcare. The program leverages SEED SPOT’s network of leaders and experts to help startups take their innovations to market faster and with greater impact on the communities they support.
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Seed Spot
An ACA corporate innovation accelerator connecting startups with Arizona corporations, universities, and government agencies to develop pilots and test emerging technologies through two specialized tracks: Manufacturing and Sustainability.
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Arizona Commerce Authority
Equips participants with the knowledge, confidence, and tools to address the challenges they care about most, preparing them to lead in their communities and beyond. The goal isn’t just to spark entrepreneurship—it’s to equip young adults with versatile skills they can carry into future careers, higher education, and technical pathways. Our participants develop tech fluency, public speaking, and problem-solving skills—tools they can use to thrive in any path they choose.
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Seed Spot
A technology and entrepreneurship support center in Southern Arizona providing incubation, mentorship, workshops, and resources to tech startups and entrepreneurs in the region.
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Southern Arizona Technology & Entrepreneurship Center (SATEC)
You have big goals for your business—and Startup Spring Training, a free event series held every March, is here to help you reach them. Join us in March for the next season of Startup Spring Training for more expert-led workshops, mentorship, and a baseball-inspired challenge.
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Seed Spot
A partnership between Gilbert Office of Economic Development and the Gilbert Chamber Foundation providing a free business resource center with workshops, coaching, technical assistance, and co-working space for Gilbert entrepreneurs and small businesses.
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Gilbert Office of Economic Development
Affordable, flexible office and lab space within the University of Arizona for early-stage startups, providing physical infrastructure to support commercialization and growth of university-connected ventures.
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University of Arizona Real Estate Administration – Startup Space
A cohort-based business growth program for small businesses operating more than two years, providing deep-dive training with subject matter experts in accounting, HR, marketing, and operations. Available in English and Spanish.
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Women’s Business Center of Southern Arizona
Free, confidential one-on-one business counseling from experienced advisors for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs in Southern Arizona, with a focus on women, minority, and immigrant business owners.
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Women’s Business Center of Southern Arizona