Maricopa SBDC

SBIR Overview: How to Leverage America’s Seed Fund
2025-10-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix) | Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios, 59 East 1st Street, Mesa, AZ, 85201, United States
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
In-person Training Event Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios facility 59 E 1st St Floor 2, Mesa, AZ 85201
After this session, you will be able to:

Identify if your company is a candidate for SBIR/STTR funding
Review of the start capital landscape and how SBIR funding fits in
Understand the basics of the SBIR/STTR programs.
Appreciate the emphasis on commercialization.

Topics include:

The startup capital landscape
SBIR/STTR program goals
Identification of participating agencies
The differences between SBIR’s and STTR’s
Identification of the three-phase process
Arizona Fast Grant Initiatives
Availability community resources that can assist

Speakers:

Lou 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.
Wiley 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.

No Fee Workshop
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