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2024 Governor’s Business Plan Contest: Check out 13 of 25 finalists

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A Quad Chart and its use

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Tackling NSF SBIR/STTR Proposals

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The Approach: Spotlight on the Winnow Fund

In this installment of The Approach, the spotlight is on Richelle Martin, Managing Director of Winnow Fund. Read more….

The Approach: Spotlight on Golden Angels Investors

In this installment of The Approach, the spotlight is on Mary Hannes, Associate Director of Golden Angels Investors. Read more….

The Approach: Spotlight on Idea Fund of La Crosse

In this installment of The Approach, the spotlight is on Jonathon Horne, Managing Director of Idea Fund of La Crosse. Read more….

The Approach: Spotlight on Brightstar Wisconsin Foundation Inc.

In this installment of The Approach, the spotlight is on Todd Sobotka Investment Committee Chair of the BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation. Read more….

5 Tips for Winning NIH SBIR Proposals

In a recent Quick Chat, I talked with Tom Schwei, a financial professional who has more than 25 years of experience working with Wisconsin-based life science companies.

Sum Up Your USDA SBIR Commercialization Plan with a Financial Projections Table

The USDA has a deadline coming up in October for submission of Phase I SBIR proposals.

A Bridge to Commercial Success- SBIR Phase IIB

Almost all of the big commercial successes from the National Science Foundation SBIR/STTR program have been companies that received Phase IIB awards, according to Ben Schrag, Senior Program Director of SBIR/STTR at NSF.

NSF Commercialization Plan Tips & Pitfalls

In a Quick Chat earlier this month, the Senior Program Director for SBIR/STTR programs at the NSF – Ben Schrag – shared a few best practices for preparing commercialization plans.

Extend Your Cash Runway with the R&D Tax Credit

Your $1M in SBIR funding could be worth about $50,000 in refundable R&D tax credits according to John Berry, Business Development Specialist at Hull & Knarr, a financial services firm that specializes in this sort of thing.

This is a Great Time to Reach Out to Investors

Even without a pandemic, entrepreneurs can feel exposed.