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Innovation Funding Training Series

Want to lean more about the SBIR/STTR Program? Visit our SBIR 101 page.

Attend one or all of the trainings, which include:

SBIR 101 Webinar (September)

CTCSeptember 15, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics

$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the U.S.'s largest seed fund.
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Establish Your Business: Entity Creation Clinic

CTCSeptember 17, 2026 | 11:00AM | Online

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics, Government Contracting

Forming a legal entity is often one of the most daunting steps for technical founders. Founder Factory seeks to ease this pain through our Consortium of experts.
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From Ideas to Products: Where to start, who to ask, how to de-risk

CTCSeptember 24, 2026 | 11:00AM | Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Milwaukee

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics

Are you an Innovator? Do you have an idea that could become a product? Join us for an overview or how to get from here to there.
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Establish Your Business: Entity Creation Clinic

CTCSeptember 29, 2026 | 4:00PM | Kenosha Innovation Center, Kenosha

Topic: Business Basics, Start-up Assistance, Government Contracting

Forming a legal entity is often one of the most daunting steps for technical founders. Founder Factory seeks to ease this pain through our Consortium of experts.
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NIH Proposal Prep Workshop - Fall 2026

CTCOctober 8, 2026 | 10:00AM | UW-Milwaukee Innovation Accelerator, Wauwatosa

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics

Join us for a 1/2 day event in which CTC's SBIR consultants will teach you strategies for writing key areas of your NIH SBIR/STTR.
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NSF Pre-submission Review - October 2026

CTCOctober 14, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Government Contracting, Business Basics, Start-up Assistance

Are you a CTC client who plans to submit to NSF in November? Please register with us to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review.
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Idea to Enterprise Pitch Night: University Innovations Ready for Launch, Fall 2026

CTCOctober 14, 2026 | 5:00PM | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center & UWM Welcome Center, Milwaukee

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics, Government Contracting, Marketing and Sales

Most startup events celebrate ideas. This event hands you one.
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SBIR 101 Webinar (October)

CTCOctober 20, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Business Basics

$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the U.S.'s largest seed fund.
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IP 201 - Beyond Patentability: Building an IP Advantage

CTCOctober 22, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Managing a Business, Financing, Business Basics, Start-up Assistance, Government Contracting

Practical Patent and Trade Secret Protection Considerations for Growth-Stage SBIR Companies
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SBIR 101 Webinar (November)

CTCNovember 17, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Business Basics, Start-up Assistance

$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the U.S.'s largest seed fund.
Details


NIH Pre-submission Review - December 2026

CTCDecember 16, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Business Basics, Start-up Assistance, Government Contracting

Are you a CTC client who plans to submit to NIH in January? Please register with us to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review.
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Access On-Demand Learning through our Sparks Series

Sparks: The Innovator’s Series

Connect to CTC’s thought leaders for assistance in getting your innovation funded through the SBIR/STTR program!
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