IGNITE the FUSE for Makers

Company Basics

Name of Artistic Enterprise or Creative Business:*

Primary Contact Name*

First Name

Last Name

Email*

Phone*

Address*

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

ZIP Code

Website

Social Media Profiles/Pages/Handles that showcase your work:

How would you describe your artistic, creative or maker practice in 10 words or less?*

List names and titles of all team members

In which city and county is your company currently located? *

• How long have you been doing this practice and/or business? *

0-1 year 2-3 years 4-5 years 5-10 years More than 10 years

What date did you start your company, or plan to start your company?*

Do you have any employees, if yes how many?*

Do you plan to have employees?*

Do you have reliable access to a computer and the internet?*

Optional: Do you identify as any of the following

Minority-Owned Business Woman-Owned Business LGBTQ-Owned Business

• Do you have any affiliation with CNM? (Faculty, Staff, Family member of student, faculty, staff, etc.)

Business Model

Your business model explains how you make money with your product or service.

Describe the creative product or service you’re making or offering in one sentence. *

Where do you currently sell and market your work? Please also share if you sell your work online.*

What inspires you to create your work? *

Is there a problem you’re aiming to solve or a creative void you want to address through your work?*

Who are your current or potential customers or patrons?*

Is there already the same or similar product or service on the market?*

What is different, interesting, or new about your creative business?*

What does success look like—in a year? Five years?*

Enterprise Structure

What type of business do you have or plan to have (e.g. Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, B-Corp, or 501(c)(3), Don’t Know)?*

What type of investment, if any, has been made in your company? (time/money/other resources)*

Are you seeking investors for your work? Or are you fundraising?*

Can you and all of your founders/partners attend our mandatory workshop days every Tuesday from 9am-1pm for 10 weeks? If not, please explain. *

Last chance, anything we should know about you that you haven't gotten to share yet?

Video and Links to Your Work

Please include any links to your work product (that you didn’t include above with your website or social media sites.)

Please provide a 1-minute video* of your product or service. The video could include you talking about your work and/or visually showing your work. You can create the video and upload it to Vimeo or YouTube. Please provide the link for the video here.

(*Your video is intended to provide a brief visual of your product or service and does not have to be high quality. An iPhone or other smart device video works just fine. If you need video equipment, please contact CNM Ingenuity for help at 505.224.4000, ext. 53299)

Video Link*