Applying to the Jones Progress Awards

To be an eligible applicant of the Jones Progress Awards, the candidate needs to fulfill all of the following requirements:

• At least one key executive must be a Seattle University student near graduation or an alum within five years of their graduation date, and be an active participant in the program.
  • At least one of the founding team members must be fully dedicated and working full-time on the business (i.e. it is more than a “hobby”).
  • The key executive can be a student or alum from any Seattle University program across campus (not just the Albers School of Business and Economics).
  • The key executive does not need to have gone through the annual Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition.
  • The key executive must complete a comprehensive application and interview with the Jones Progress Award’s steering committee.
  • The key executive and team must be coachable and willing to commit to the full program. All meetings must be attended, without exception.
• The company’s team must be committed to going to the next growth stage.
• The company must have a legal structure already in place.
  • Though the company must have a legal structure, it can be any structure: a traditional for-profit business, a nonprofit organization, a social venture, etc.
• Its product/service offering is past the proof of concept and prototype phases (beta or beyond).
• The company already has the needed resources to move to the next milestone and at least basic seed funding from owners, friends, or family.
• It is generating some revenues and/or has clients/traction