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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:

NIH Proposal Prep Workshop - Fall 2026

CTCOctober 8, 2026 | 10:00AM | Online

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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Idea to Enterprise: Founder Factory Info Session 10/16 - LOI Prep

CTCOctober 16, 2026 | 12:00PM | Online

Topic: Start-up Assistance, Managing a Business, Business Basics

Curious about the Founder Factory Pre-Accelerator? Let us help you prepare a Letter of Intent for the next deadline. Join us for an info session and find out!
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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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Startup Horror Stories with Founder Factory

CTCOctober 26, 2026 | 3:00PM | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center & UWM Welcome Center, Milwaukee

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

Success stories are inspiring. Horror stories are educational.
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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.
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SBIR 101 Webinar (December)

CTCDecember 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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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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