Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. Here’s what you need to know about government grants for small businesses, who is eligible to receive them, and how to go about getting them.

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SBIR Small Business SBA Government 121

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The other areas, which are not necessarily things that matter as much to me but I do believe help the ecosystem: * reform in contract awarding -- right now the government doesn't meet its quota (22% or something like that) for small business work.and almost everything goes to the same group of prime contractors.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. Here’s what you need to know about government grants for small businesses, who is eligible to receive them, and how to go about getting them.

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SBIR Small Business SBA Government 102

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I pointed out that this program wouldn’t need more funds since the Department of Defense could allocate 10% of the $428M we were spending on auditors and fund SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) programs in auditing/data management/finance to generate 5-10 new startups in this space each year.

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Advisory Board Artificial Inteligence SBIR Government 376

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors.

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Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 242

SiliconHills

OCTOBER 22, 2014

TeVido BioDevices, a company that prints nipples for breast reconstruction surgery using human cells and 3-D printers, has received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will go to fund more pre-clinical development of the company’s novel breast reconstruction program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2011

A good place to start is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either.

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Government SBIR Dilution Database 221

Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2015

SBIR/STTR Program and Startup Seed Funding. The Small Business Innovative Research ( SBIR ) and Small Business Technology Transfer ( STTR ) programs are startup seed funds created by Congress to encourage U.S. small businesses to turn Government-funded research into commercial businesses.

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David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2011

Despite the fact that the grant community looks impossibly messy for a startup to navigate, a good starting place is Grants.gov , where you can find a fairly comprehensive directory of federal grants (especially SBIR-related solicitations), searchable by keyword/agency/funding-type/date. o NYSTAR’s Funding Opportunity Newsletter.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 12, 2015

In Austin, startups including Tevido Biodevices, Spot on Sciences and Lynx Labs have received Small Business Innovation Research grants. So how does a startup go about getting one of the SBIR grants? Austin SBIR Spectrum Texas State Small Business Development Center'

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Gust

MAY 11, 2014

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors.

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Seed Money SBIR Dilution Government 164

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2011

585: Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011 (Introduced 2/9/2011). This change to the Small Business Act allows the SBA to change or specify the definition of what constitutes a small business, based on the size of that business. AND be sure to leave a comment here to let us know, too!).

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SiliconHills

MAY 24, 2013

NASA has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract worth $125,000 to [.] That might not be as far fetched as it sounds. NASA has contacted with Systems & Materials Research Corp. to explore using a 3D printer to create diner on space missions.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. Small Business Administration. Small Business Administration ’s Associate Administrator and chief of its investment and innovation programs.

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David Cohen

MARCH 13, 2019

AFWERX has a program called SBIR , which is a way that startups can work with the US Air Force with little or no hassles. Startups: Don’t be confused by them calling you a small business even though that’s not your aim. Here’s the page for investors where you can register your interest in attending.

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2020

We knew when we started that it is hard for small businesses to work with the government. We’ve launched SBIR Accelerator, a deliberate vehicle to connect startups, defense industry, and investors to a funded innovation project and maximize DoD grant funding. Our next SBIR Accelerator kicks off with the 20.3

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

Usually, these investors have the resources and the medical expertise to validate your business model. Still, you can’t ignore the possibility of securing non-dilutive capital from sources such as SBIR ( Small Business Innovative Research ) or business development grants from state and local governments.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JULY 14, 2010

Before you know it, the college loan program could begin to look like the federal tax code or the small business loan programs of the SBA. What worries entrepreneurs about this bill is not the uncertainty of it passing or not passing -- it is the impending mountain of new taxes and regulation that they know will choke their businesses.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2020

which makes grants to nonprofits assisting individuals and small businesses most negatively impacted by the cancellation of SXSW and least able to recover on their own. We printed a limited number of SXSW 2020 shirts before SXSW was canceled and this is your only chance to get one of the most exclusive Capital Factory shirts ever!

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2016

The science team is funded by an SBIR grant from NSF and we are very proud to be among the few companies in the country that actually have been funded. Can you share some advice on how entrepreneurs can go about making the right connections to help lift their business off the ground? We were in the black already after 2 years!

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VC Adventure

APRIL 19, 2020

– Consider a separate loan program for very small businesses (fewer than 10 or 20 employees) that’s based on a revenue formula and so long as they use the funds for current expenses (i.e., Expand the Existing SBIR Programs. – Rapidly execute new SBIR awards. Expand the SBA Microloan Program . interest rate.

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