As the speed of technology increases, the Air Force sees existing small businesses as critical innovation partners who can provide new or existing approaches that can be adapted or integrated into the market.
January 28, 2021
SBIR Ready
January 26, 2021
Proposals, Budgets, Customer Discovery—OH MY!
HI—it’s me again! That’s right, your friendly SBIR Ready pusher. Four crazy videos, and a few dozen blog posts on DoD funding, I have tried to explain why you should join us for the upcoming March 2021 SBIR Ready DoD program. Is it too much to put in the plug now to complete our NOW SHORTER letter of intent so we can help get started?
December 1, 2020
Energy Imperatives for the Dept. of Defense
The Department of Defense hosted their annual Defense TechConnect event, virtually.
January 21, 2020
My Business Can Change Lives Faster Than What I Could Do in My Research/Health Practice
My Business Can Change Lives Faster Than What I Could Do in My Research/Health Practice This was the overall message from the January 15 MCW & CTC hosted panel: Medical Innovation: Road to Patient Impact.
November 11, 2019
Top 10 Reasons to Pursue SBIR/STTR
There are many reasons to consider tapping America’s Seed Fund to fund your business.
April 11, 2019
Will it work? What is Feasibility?
Feasibility is often a loosely defined term that might be difficult to pin down.
December 14, 2018
Let’s Talk Significance!
Your SBIR proposal must communicate strong significance, but many proposals I review fall short in this area.
July 31, 2018
Perfecting Your Pitch to Program Managers
One of the most common themes we try to impress on our clients is for them to reach out to the various program managers well before they submit a proposal.
June 25, 2018
Strategies from Research to Commercialization; Commercialization Support Programs
We often hear from entrepreneurs about the challenges in acquiring additional funds to further de-risk technologies and navigate through the dreaded Valley of Death.
February 19, 2018
Budgeting time and salaries in your SBIR grant
As you prepare your 2019 SBIR/STTR proposals, take note of common budget and salary issues/questions that are brought up with our consultants Time Proposed in the Budget: As our clients are working on their proposal packages we sometimes see issues with regard to time proposed in the budget for the PI, key employees and consultants.