BizSpark is an innovative new program that unites Startups with entrepreneurial and technology resources in a global community with a common goal of supporting and accelerating the success of a new generation of high-potential Startups.

Here’s some requirements to enroll in BizSpark:

• You get development-only licensing for everything from VS Team Studio to Excel for everyone developing in your startup for up to 3 years.
• You get development and production licenses for up to 3 years for Windows Server, SQL Server, SharePoint and the other Microsoft servers you might want to use to power your web app.
• You get an MSDN subscription that lets you into the moderated tech support groups and 2 tech support incidents a year.
• You pay zip until you quit the program, or hit $1 million a year revenue, or the 3 years is up. Then you pay a disconnect fee of $100.
• Your company has to be privately held, younger than 3 years, and be making less than $1 million year revenue when you enter the program.
• You get BizSpark from a BizSpark Network Partner (various VCs, angel networks, user/startup groups and others) or from certain Microsoft employees.
• BizSpark is global: some adjustments in price conditions in some countries.

For more information on how to join the programme, look into 47Hats.com.