The entrepreneurship@UBC Space provides space for UBC-affiliated start up companies for a period of 6 to 12 months while the company reaches the stage of acquiring dedicated facilities. The entrepreneurship@UBC Space is an open office concept facility, located at the UBC Point Grey Campus in the Gerald McGavin Building.
There are two packages available:
Package A – Dedicated Space
Package A is aimed at companies that are established and have team members that will be working on-site the majority of the time. Participating companies are offered the following amenities:
- Dedicated cubicle space
- High-speed wireless internet access
- Access to printer / photocopier for day to day use
- Mailing address
- Locking file cabinets / small storage
- Access to a meeting room (6 to 8 person capacity), with whiteboards, phone and LCD screen
Cost to participating companies is based on the number of dedicated cubicles required.
2 cubicles $150 per month
3 cubicles $225 per month
4 cubicles $300 per month
Package B – Virtual Company Space
Package B is aimed at earlier stage companies where team members need occasional drop-in space, and occasional access to meeting rooms. Participating companies are offered the following amenities:
- Drop-in Cubicle space
- High-speed wireless internet access
- Access to printer / photocopier for day to day use
- Mailing address
- Locking file cabinets / small storage
- Access to a meeting room (6 to 8 person capacity), with whiteboards, phone and LCD screen
Drop-in cubicle space will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Companies in this program are expected to use no more than 20-person hours per week of cubicle space during standard business hours (e.g. could be 2 people for 5 hours each over 2 days in one week, or 1 person for 4 hours per day in one week). Only one security access card is given per virtual company, so they must be shared amongst company members.
Cost to participating companies is $50 per month.
Company Commitment
Participating companies will be asked to sign a participation agreement, and to commit to the use of the space for at least 6 months and up to one year. entrepreneurship@UBC reserves the right to monitor usage of the space and amend the agreement if the space is not being used for the intended purpose.
Eligibility
The entrepreneurship@UBC Space is open to companies where at least one principal is a current UBC student, recent alumni (graduated within the last 3 years), staff or faculty member.
Application Process and Key Dates
Applicants are asked to submit the following information to info@entrepreneurship.ubc.ca
- Company name
- Name of Principal(s) and contact information
- Package desired (and if dedicated space the number of spaces required)
- Desired start date
- Desired duration (in months, between 6 months and 1 year)
- An executive summary of the business plan, including a brief description of the current stage of the company and what is expected to be achieved over the time that they are located at the entrepreneurship@UBC Space (not to exceed 4 pages)
- 2 references
Applications will be evaluated by the entrepreneurship@UBC Space Committee and rated according to soundness of business plan and how well the space will assist the company in the 6 to 12 months.
Dates
** The entrepreneurship@UBC Space is currently filled – we will be putting out a call for Application in May 2012, with space being available Sept 1, 2012 **
Additional Office and Lab Space on Campus
Additional office and lab space is also available in the following UBC buildings: Donald Rix, Gerald McGavin and TEF III. Further details are available here.
