It was a pleasure and an honor to be invited to the Patriot Day held at Volk Field and Fort McCoy recently.
July 21, 2021
SBIR Support
April 22, 2021
Phew—All those Policies!
“Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.” As I stated in my recent video, there are many policies that might impact your ability to both submit, and worse, to receive SBIR funding.
March 2, 2021
You’re At the Finish Line! Preparing for Just In Time (JIT) Paperwork
You’ve done the hard work….at least up until now. You worked for months to polish up your proposal, get the budget together, collect your letters of commercial interest, validated that your company and PI are eligible to receive an SBIR or STTR, and got everything submitted.
September 14, 2020
Clarification on SAM Registration Renewal from Third Parties
I occasionally get an email or phone call from a client about getting registered with System for Award Management (SAM), or perhaps renewing their SAM registration.
October 21, 2019
Competitor discussion in your SBIR Proposal
A common topic to include in your SBIR proposal is a discussion on the competition. While we often hear our clients say that they “Don’t have any competition” or there are “No others doing this,” there is always some alternative that your customers can use or are using to solve the problem.
September 16, 2019
Financial Plan Planning
The Financial Plan is often missing or weak in Commercialization Plans I review.
August 30, 2019
Competitor discussion in your SBIR Proposal
A common topic to include in your SBIR proposal is a discussion on the competition.
April 30, 2018
Finding the Appropriate SBIR/STTR Agency and Topic
With 11 different agencies, multiple deadlines, a choice between grants and contracts- how do you begin to search for the right SBIR/STTR opportunity for your company? Make your search a bit easier with the following how-to advice.
March 11, 2018
Drafting and Reviewing your SBIR Proposal
When writing a grant proposal it is always a good idea to have others look it over during the writing phase and most certainly during your final edits prior to submission.
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.