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SUMMARY:SBIR Overview: How to Leverage America’s Seed Fund
DESCRIPTION:Fundraising can be extremely. The SBIR program is the nation’s largest source of early stage/high risk funding for start-ups and small businesses. The highly competitive SBIR program encourages domestic small businesses to engage in federal research and research development (R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. SBIR enables small businesses to explore technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization \nIn-person Training Event Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios facility 59 E 1st St Floor 2\, Mesa\, AZ 85201 \nAfter this session\, you will be able to: \n\nIdentify if your company is a candidate for SBIR/STTR funding\nReview of the start capital landscape and how SBIR funding fits in\nUnderstand the basics of the SBIR/STTR programs.\nAppreciate the emphasis on commercialization.\n\nTopics include: \n\nThe startup capital landscape\nSBIR/STTR program goals\nIdentification of participating agencies\nThe differences between SBIR’s and STTR’s\nIdentification of the three-phase process\nArizona Fast Grant Initiatives\nAvailability community resources that can assist\n\nSpeakers: \n\nLou Farina is a Small Business Analyst at the Maricopa SBDC specializing in technology commercialization. Locally\, Lou has served as a strategic advisor\, consultant and angel investor. He has served as an official SBIR Reviewer for the National Science Foundation.\nWiley Larsen is Director of SBIR Programs and University Partnerships at the Arizona Commerce Authority. Wiley has been involved in entrepreneurship for over 15 years\, and has co-founded of two startups. He previously served as program manager for the Arizona State University Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation where he assisted ASU faculty and staff with commercialization. He has been an NSF I-Corps mentor and a Lean Startup instructor.\n\nNo Fee Workshop \nRegister Here
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/sbir-overview-how-to-leverage-americas-seed-fund-7/
LOCATION:Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios\, 59 East 1st Street\, Mesa\, AZ\, 85201\, United States
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