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Teton Entrepreneurs & Mentors Service

Eligibility and Requirements for Ventures

Who We Serve

TEAMS is headquartered in Jackson, WY and primarily serves entrepreneurs in the Greater Teton Region and surrounding western Wyoming communities as far as Cody, Pinedale and Tetonia, Idaho.

Founders based outside this primary region may be considered on a case-by-case basis. You are eligible to apply if any of the following apply to your venture:

  • You (the founder) are based in Wyoming or eastern Idaho

  • You plan to hire staff and create meaningful jobs in Wyoming or eastern Idaho

  • Your venture is incorporated/organized in Wyoming or Idaho

For-Profit, B-Corp & Social Enterprise Ventures

To be eligible, your venture must:

  • Show a clear path toward scaling through hiring, launching a scalable product beyond the prototype stage, raising capital, or generating revenue

  • Be past the idea stage (not yet there? We recommend starting with Entrepreneurial Mindset Training)

  • Have more than one person, or a concrete plan to expand beyond a solo operator. Single-person consultancies without a growth plan are not eligible

Service-based businesses with growth constrained by staff capacity and billable hours must clearly articulate a path toward a scalable product or model.

Industry: We do not accept real estate development companies; businesses in the tourism sector will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must demonstrate that it has an innovative, growth-driven business model.

Nonprofit Ventures

10% of TEAMS program capacity is reserved for nonprofits. If the program is at capacity, nonprofits are placed on a first-come, first-served waitlist.

To be eligible, your nonprofit must:

  • Have at least 12 months of operating history

  • Have a minimum annual operating budget of $100,000

  • Have more than one person, or a near-term plan to expand the team (this should be addressed in your application)

  • Demonstrate measurable regional and/or broader impact, supported by a defined mission and clear impact metrics

  • Offer an approach that is meaningfully differentiated within the nonprofit landscape — addressing a genuine gap in existing services or solutions

  • Have an Executive Director with the operational control and budget authority to act on TEAMS recommendations

Values & Commitment

All applicants — for-profit and nonprofit — must:

  • Align with SC's guiding principle: Profit. People. Planet.

  • Actively participate in the SC ecosystem and events

  • Attend at least one Chance Meeting prior to acceptance

  • Dedicate a minimum of 20 hours per week to their venture

  • Demonstrate coachability, accountability, and ongoing progress

Program Expectations

Once accepted, all participants are expected to:

  • Attend their first meeting in person (no exceptions)

  • Meet monthly for the first three months

  • Maintain a monthly to quarterly meeting cadence thereafter

  • Submit meeting agendas at least 7 days in advance

  • Complete post-meeting documentation after each session

  • Submit quarterly metrics reports

Questions? Contact: teams@siliconcouloir.com

By applying as a founder, you agree that you have read, understand, and meet the criteria for the program.