SBA Newsletter
August
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August 13, 2018 | 12:00am
Office of Investment and Innovation - August 2017The 2018 SBIR Road Tour comes to a close in New England! August 20 – Wilmington, DEAugust 21 – New Haven, CTAugust 22 – Providence, RIAugust 23 – Manchester, NHAugust 24 – Portland, MEWWW.SBIRROADTOUR.COMSBIR in the newsStony Brook-based startup ChemCubed Featured in Innovateli for its success in the 3D Printing IndustryWith some help... Read More
July
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July 9, 2018 | 12:00am
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SBIR ROAD TOUR KICKS OFF JULY 17thThe SBIR Road Tour is headed to Portland, Seattle, and Fairbanks next week! If you’re a researcher, innovator, entrepreneur, or small technology firm, don’t miss this opportunity. The SBIR Road Tour events highlight the annual $2.5+ billion available in early stage, non-dilutive funding through the Small Business Innovation Research (... Read More
May
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May 1, 2018 | 12:00am
Office of Investment and Innovation - May 2018SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation ConferenceDates: May 14-16,2018Location: Anaheim, CAThe SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation Conference is almost here! This two day event features insightful panels and presentations to highlight strategies for stronger proposals as well as relevant assistance for awardees. Don’t miss the opportunity for one-on-one... Read More
April
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April 18, 2018 | 12:00am
The 2018 SBIR Road Tour Happening This Week!! SBIR/STTR Program Managers hit the road on Monday for an 18-state tour connecting entrepreneurs with next generation Research & Development ideas to the largest source of early stage funding led by the SBA’s SBIR & STTR Programs. SBIR NATIONAL ROAD TOUR SCHEDULE:April 16-20: Chattanooga, Tenn., Huntsville, Ala., Little Rock, Ark.,... Read More
March
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March 29, 2018 | 12:00am
March is Women’s History Month!To drive the powerful influence of women entrepreneurs, it is important to understand that 9.4 million firms in the United States are owned by women, employing nearly 7.9 million people, and generating $1.5 trillion in sales (www.nawbo.org). The job creation and positive impact on our nation’s economy created makes it very clear that there is no room for... Read More
March
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March 13, 2018 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation 2018 SBIR Road Tour is Coming to a City Near You!The U.S. Small Business Administration announced recently it will launch an 18-state road tour connecting entrepreneurs with next generation Research & Development ideas to the largest source of early stage funding led by the SBA’s... Read More
February
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February 27, 2018 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation In Celebration of Black History MonthThe U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is proud to salute the many contributions of African American Innovative Entrepreneurs as we celebrate Black History Month (February). We would especially like to bring your attention to our... Read More
February
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February 13, 2018 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation SBIR IN THE NEWS!SBIR-funded Princeton Power Systems helps to bring clean, affordable electricity to Cuttyhunk IslandCuttyhunk witnessed New England’s whale oil industry give way to kerosene and incandescent light bulbs. Now the tiny island is deep in another energy revolution —... Read More
January
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January 30, 2018 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation SBIR IN THE NEWS!SBIR Awardee Charles River Analytics Providing the U.S. Air Force with Game-Based Virtual Aircraft Trainers With support from the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program, a Massachusetts-based company is building a... Read More
January
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January 16, 2018 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation SBIR IN THE NEWS!Being Different Helped A NASA Roboticist Achieve Her DreamDr. Ayanna Howard is an SBIR award recipient, an AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador, and is the Chief Technology Officer of Zyrobotics. Growing up, Howard was obsessed with creating robots. She earned her Ph.D... Read More
December
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December 19, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation Happy Holidays from Team SBIR/STTRWith our last newsletter of 2017, we wanted to wish everybody a safe and merry holiday season and a very Happy 2018! In this week’s newsletter, we’ll recognize an SBIR awardee that just received the world’s most prestigious honor for engineering, take... Read More
December
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December 6, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation SBIR Represented Well at GES 2017Twenty-four semifinalists from 10 countries were chosen to pitch in the GIST Catalyst competition, at GES 2017 in Hyderabad-India, which included two SBIR/STTR awardee companies (Molly Morse from Mango Materials and Maria Burns-Ortiz from 7 Generation... Read More
November
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November 14, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation November 13 - 19 is Global EShip WeekHappy Global Entrepreneurship Week! To learn more about events and opportunities occurring in your region or to list your EShip community building activity visit. https://genglobal.org/start SBIR in Pop Culture!CEO and Co-founder Nina... Read More
November
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November 7, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation November 13 - 19 is Global EShip WeekNext week is Global Entrepreneurship Week! To learn more about events and opportunities occurring in your region or to list your EShip community building activity visit. https://genglobal.org/start January 8, 2018 will be “SBIR game... Read More
October
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October 23, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation Happy National Women's Small Business Month!23andMe, a woman-owned small business, with SBIR funds provided by the National Institutes of Health, is making all kinds of headlines lately with its world-renowned genotyping product. Here, Psychology Today explores how 23andMe is exposing... Read More
October
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October 3, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation IN THE NEWS: SBIR Awardee, Professor and Veterans Affairs Senior Research Scientist Wins 2017 Service to America MedalSBIR Awardee and one of the inaugural AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors, Rory Cooper, has received a 2017 SAMMIE award for his pioneering work in robotics.Cooper has... Read More
September
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September 20, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation THAT’S A WRAP!The 2017 SBIR Road Tour was a success! We just wrapped things up in Honolulu, Hawaii on Tuesday, September 19th. Thank you to all who came out to meet with us and a very special thank you to our hosts throughout the fifteen cities all across the United States. A great... Read More
August
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August 30, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation Are you a California small business interested in securing part of the $2.5 billion in early stage funding available through the federal government? Each year, hundreds of small businesses apply for and receive funding through the SBIR & STTR programs across eleven... Read More
August
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August 22, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation Are you a California small business interested in securing part of the $2.5 billion in early stage funding available through the federal government? Each year, hundreds of small businesses apply for and receive funding through the SBIR & STTR programs across eleven... Read More
August
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August 9, 2017 | 12:00am
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Office of Investment and Innovation SBIR Road Tour: Registrations now open in California and Hawaii for September stops!Registrations for the California SBIR Road Tour are now open! Check out the five stops at www.sbirroadtour.com/california.Topics for the Department of Energy (DOE) FY18 Phase I Release I Funding... Read More
