2021 National SBIR Week kicks off in just 28 days! Taking place July 19 – July 23, the event will connect entrepreneurs working on advanced technologies to the country's largest source of early stage funding – the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, which provide over $4 billion in funding to small businesses each year in a wide variety of technology areas. We want innovation to help all people, so we must get all people involved in creating those innovations!
- Make sure your community signs up for opportunities to meet one-on-one and hear directly from the participating federal agency program managers that administer over 7,000 non-dilutive awards annually. Spread the word – get the marketing toolkit: http://sbirroadtour.com/marketing
- Current agenda available on the registration page and attached: https://bit.ly/RegisterSBIRWeek21
- Agenda details will be updated regularly at www.sbirroadtour.com
- There is still time to have your own localized event(s) – highlighting the work you do to support the SBIR ecosystem!
- Submit an Event to SBIR.gov and include National SBIR Week or SBIR Week in the title of the event.
- We will be sending a dedicated email out for National SBIR Week on June 30, so submit by next Monday (June 28) to get your event posted to https://www.sbir.gov/events
- Consider doing prep events for your community before National SBIR Week – putting together quad charts, picking agencies to focus on, etc.
- SSTI has offered to provide assistance to organizations that need help planning an event, highlighting local success stories and services available. Contact Jason Rittenberg (rittenberg@ssti.org) to learn more.
Especially want to call out a collaboration with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) to empower Minority Business Enterprises through theInVision Tour (http://bit.ly/InVisionSBIR2021) event on Wednesday, July 21 at 1 pm ET. All are welcome and encouraged to participate in the sessions to learn about:
- Business resources from MBDA (https://www.mbda.gov/)
- Accessing technology, expertise, and equipment at Federal labs (https://federallabs.org/)
- Partnering with Minority-Serving Institutions
- Success stories from SBIR awardees and companies making use of Federal lab technology
Please reach out to Cynthia Yue (Cynthia.Yue@sba.gov) for general SBIR Week questions, or Judy Glidden (JGlidden@dawnbreaker.com) with questions about one-on-one meetings.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at National SBIR Week!