SBIR related
Acronyms are everywhere when it comes to SBIR/STTR awards, starting with SBIR/STTR. So what do they all mean? And what might they mean for you? Review the list below and contact us if you have any additional questions. General SBIR – Small Business...
BBC General, Proposal Writing, SBIR related
You can submit the same project to multiple agencies, as long as you indicate that you have multiple submissions in-review with overlapping scope. For example, you may have an innovation that would be applicable to NIH, NSF, and DOD topic areas. You can increase your...
BBC General, SBIR Grants Management, SBIR related, STTR related
#1: Hire the employees You can’t do everything yourself. You need the right people to help you move your company forward. But hiring the right people goes beyond simply finding them. Here are a few important things to consider: 1. Employee offer letter or employment...
NIH, NIH Contracts, SBIR Grants, SBIR related, STTR related, technology development
All SBIR/STTR-eligible companies interested in NIH should be aware that the agency offers additional funding and assistance programs to small businesses aside from the standard Phase I, Phase II, and FastTrack opportunities. We recommend that you first discuss any of...
NIH, SBIR registrations, SBIR related
What do you need to do before you submit a proposal to NIH for the January 5, 2021 deadline. 1.Complete six registrations before submitting your application There is more to a NIH SBIR/STTR than the research. The registration process alone may take six to eight weeks,...
Air Force, DOD, Federal Funding, SBIR Contracts, SBIR related, technology development
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...
Business Development, Federal Funding, SBIR related, STTR related, 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....
Business Development, SBIR related, STTR related, technology development
There is a myriad of business and science factors that you must consider when you’re pursuing SBIR/STTR non-dilutive funding to form a business. The good news is that there are also many local resources to tap into that can help you through the process. The...
Business Development, COVID-19, SBIR related, technology development
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...
SBIR Grants, SBIR related, STTR related
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...
COVID-19, Federal Funding, NIH, NIH Contracts, NSF SBIR/STTR, 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...
NIH, SBIR registrations, SBIR related
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...
SBIR Case Study, SBIR Grants, SBIR related, SBIR Success Story
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...
Federal Funding, SBIR Contracts, SBIR Grants, SBIR related
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...
Business Development, Commercialization, marketing strategy, SBIR Grants, SBIR related, social capital, STTR related, technology development
BBCetc thanks H.S. Dracones LLC for providing this guest article Technology transition is rarely a linear path. Between concept and commercialization there is a virtual chasm, a disconnect between the world of research and the world of application. Many important and...
Commercialization, Federal Funding, SBIR Grants, SBIR related, Uncategorized
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...
BBC General, Proposal Writing, SBIR related, STTR related
If you’re an entrepreneur seeking to improve your chances of winning SBIR/STTR funding for your technology, ask yourself this: Are you coachable? According to author and international consultant, Timothy R. Clark, “Coachability is the willingness to be corrected and...
BBC General, Proposal Writing, SBIR related, SBIR/STTR training, STTR related
One of the first things we advise our clients or prospective clients to do as they look forward to preparing a competitive SBIR/STTR proposal is to give themselves a leg up by starting off with some training. Lots of people don’t think they need training before...
Federal Funding, Proposal Writing, SBIR Contracts, SBIR Grants, SBIR related, 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...
