

“It also helps if you already have a company domain and email address, and use those during your registration. “īizSpark Enrollment Tutorial (with screenshots) by Bret Stateham, Technical Evangelist from CA In addition to the official site and FAQ, I’ve found the following sites to be useful when sharing information with BizSpark candidates and new members.īizSpark summary (single-page) by Jennifer Marsman, Developer Evangelist from MI When signing up for BizSpark, you will need to enter a website URL and email address that uses your own domain. Create an email address for yourself and other members on your domain.Set up a website for your startup using the custom domain.Get a custom domain for yourself, unique to your startup.You should also do the following before signing up: Less than 5 years old and privately held.Once you’ve activated the above benefits, here are some links for future reference:ĭetailed Guide for BizSpark and Azure Signupįor detailed screenshots, follow this BizSpark guide by Bret Stateham:Īccording to the official BizSpark website, your startup qualifies for BizSpark if you are:.Activate Microsoft Azure (requires phone verification).Go to Subscriber Downloads to get free software.From here, you can do any of the following:.Click on MSDN Subscriptions on the top right.Log in using your BizSpark-approved account.(verify enrollment code, if applicable)Ĭlaiming Your Benefits: MSDN & Azure Cloud If you have a code, sign up on and wait for the approval process to find out if you have been approved or not.įYI, here are the steps of the signup process:.

If you just have an enrollment code, go to and start to sign up.If you received a signup link (or a short URL), the link should redirect you to the BizSpark signup page. When you start to sign up, Step 2 should show an enrollment code field that should already be filled in with the auto-approved code, e.g.You just want to sign up for BizSpark, but you don’t have a code.You may have received just an enrollment code, e.g.?Securit圜ode=ABCDEF), or a short URL that redirects you to the signup page. You may have received a signup link with a code at the end (e.g.There are 3 ways to sign up for BizSpark. Looking for my Tech for Startups presentation? Get it here:
