SBIR/STTR training, STTR related, Federal Funding, Business Development, technology development, SBIR Success Story
Michigan-based company recognized for the economic and social impact resulting from promoting innovation and helping entrepreneurs through SBIR/STTR funding. CHELSEA, Mich. –– BBCetc announced today that it is one of the recipients of the Tibbetts Awards given by the...
SBIR Contracts, Air Force, technology development, DOD, Federal Funding, SBIR related
The Department of Defense offers a range of programs that include innovation goals and each of those programs has many different components. That means you have a wide range of potential customers for whatever solution your small business offers. So how do you know...
SBIR related, STTR related, Federal Funding, Business Development, technology development
Venture capital funding for startup companies in the U.S. has declined during the past six months, according to the Wall Street Journal. The reticence to invest in new ventures is primarily due to the catastrophic effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our economy....
COVID-19, NIH, NSF SBIR/STTR, NIH Contracts, Federal Funding, SBIR related
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...
advisory boards, Business Development, Federal Funding
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...
SBIR related, Federal Funding, SBIR Contracts, SBIR Grants
The Sept. 5 deadline has passed but Jan. 5 now looms, so exactly how do you go about assessing if your project will interest the National Institutes of Health (NIH)? The NIH is one of the ‘easier’ federal agencies to apply to because every year it issues an Omnibus...
NIH Contracts, SBIR Contracts, Federal Funding
Many of you are familiar with the Health and Human Services (HHS) SBIR/STTR Omnibus GRANT solicitation. You may be less familiar with the once yearly NIH and CDC SBIR CONTRACT solicitation that was released recently with a closing date of October 22, 2018. Even though...
Uncategorized, SBIR related, Federal Funding, SBIR Grants, Commercialization
Martin Zwilling, CEO of Startup Professionals, is one of my favorite bloggers on wide-ranging topics of interest to entrepreneurs and small business owners. One of his recent articles “13 Red Flags to Avoid in Your Investor Funding Pitch” contains solid advice for...
Proposal Writing, SBIR related, Federal Funding, SBIR Contracts, SBIR Grants, Uncategorized
Last month, we outlined our top 10 dos and don’ts for getting your Phase I NIH proposal in shape and ready to submit before the April 5 deadline. This month we continue that theme by presenting what we have determined, over years of reviewing proposals, to be our top...
