You have to be a basic Microsoft Partner to be part of Bizspark.<p>Some higher tiers of the partnership program receive free software. But initially you&#x27;ll be at &quot;Network member&quot; which doesn&#x27;t provide any free stuff.<p>Silver and Gold tiers receive:<p>- Free support (20 and 50 hrs respectively, 15 and 20 incidents)<p>- Internal use licenses: 25 and 50 on-site respectively.<p>- MSDN: 5 or 10 seats.<p>However to get to Silver or Gold you need:<p>- Customer references: 3 or 5 (silver or gold).<p>- Business-focused competency assessment: 1 or 2.<p>- Revenue commitment (i.e. buy a certain number of Microsoft licenses)<p>- Microsoft certified staff: 1 or 2 minimum (that must be active, so renewed every few years).<p>The Silver and Gold partnership tiers are pointless for large business&#x2F;corporations, and unreachable for startups&#x2F;small businesses. They&#x27;re really for mid level businesses that are Microsoft focused.