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Why right now may be the right time for women entrepreneurs
A world-wide pandemic has engulfed most of the world. Economies that have been shut down are now struggling to reopen. Unemployment is up, stock market generally down. And now, a recession. Why on earth would this be a good time to start your own business? The...
read moreThe Team Approach To Developing Your Grant Proposal
SBIR/STTR proposals are usually not developed by one person. As the saying goes, it takes a village. Depending on the size of your company, you might assign several team members to take responsibility for different sections of the proposal. But making sure...
read moreSBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities for Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)
The federal government and scientific community have ramped up efforts to combat the Coronavirus Disease (SARS-CoV-2). There are multiple funding opportunities for small businesses that have technology that could aid in this effort. The available opportunities are...
read moreThe Next DOD BAA is just around the corner: Tips on Writing an Effective Executive Summary
Topics for the Department of Defense’s SBIR 2020.1 and STTR 2020.A Broad Area Announcement will be pre-released on December 10. If your company is a interested in submitting a proposal, your first step is to send an Executive Summary of your project to the appropriate...
read moreTechnical Advisory Boards Can Provide Secret Sauce to Startup Success
A Technical Advisory Board (also known as a Scientific Advisory Board) can provide significant advantages to your start-up business when you are in the process of seeking funding from equity investment or non-dilutive funding such as SBIR/STTR grants. Most businesses...
read moreDO’s and DON’Ts of NSF Proposal Preparation and Submission
If you have received a positive response on your NSF Project Pitch, you are now in full proposal prep mode. With that in mind Jerry Hollister, our DOD guru, has prepared the following do’s and don’ts to help keep CommercialHistoryTemplate (2) you in track. Remember,...
read moreThe NIH Sept. 5 Deadline Nears: Time to Check Your Registrations
The NIH advises that it can take up to six weeks to complete all of the registrations necessary to submit your SBIR/STTR proposal through Grants.gov to the NIH. If you haven't already completed this process for a September submission, you should start now. Be aware...
read moreAnn Arbor Company is an “Engine” for Growth with Tips to Share on SBIR Success
In April, BBCetc client, Genomenon, a leading genomic research company, was honored with a Best of Show award at the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston. The prestigious award recognizes the best of innovative life sciences industry product solutions, in this...
read moreSBIR/STTR Awards: Free Money?
We often hear, and say ourselves, that SBIR/STTR funding is "free" money. While the funds are non-dilutive, requiring no repayment, we should clarify that SBIR/STTR awards are certainly not a "gift". When a grant has been awarded the recipient company is making a...
read moreThink (again) about Your NIH SBIR/STTR Application Title
You may have already written the title of your SBIR/STTR Project, but now is a good time to take another look at what you have, and make sure that it really tells the story of your project. The title of your project is important and if you’re funded you will be living...
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