BBC: "SBIR/STTR 101: Overview and Introduction"

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SBIR/STTR 101: Overview and Introduction
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 | 9 a.m. until noon
Followed by optional one-on-one meetings
Macomb-OU INCubator at Velocity
6633 Eighteen Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48314

This half-day class helps small, technology entrepreneurs and businesses assess their eligibility to receive R&D funding through the government's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Through these programs, 11 federal agencies make over $2 billion in high-risk, non-dilutive capital available to innovative small companies annually.

Attendees will learn SBIR/STTR program basics, including: program purpose, eligibility, sources of funding and tools for proposal development. It is designed to provide enough information for attendees to determine if they would like to seriously pursue a grant or contract proposal.

Optional: Trainer will remain after the session for brief one-on-one meetings to discuss your project or learn more about the SBIR/STTR program. First come, first serve.

COST $50 - In-state attendees | $100 - Out-of-state attendees REGISTRATION Register at the BBC EventBrite. Refunds can be made up until 48 hours prior to training. No refunds after that time. ABOUT BBCetc BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting (BBCetc) is a nationally recognized, results-driven entrepreneurial consulting group specializing in helping emerging companies to win SBIR/STTR funding and using it strategically to propel growth. Its services include training courses and one-on-one consulting in the areas of technology assessment, SBIR/STTR proposal development, commercialization planning, and grants and contracts management.

TRAINER Andrea Johanson, Ph.D. Principal Consultant     Andrea is a BBC Principal Consultant with over 18 years of experience in leading international collaborative research projects. Prior to joining BBC in 2006, she was responsible for developing a portfolio of agricultural biotechnology projects at Michigan State University's Institute of International Agriculture, and for reporting to federal funding agencies about the program. Andrea has also served as a consultant on a broad range of issues relating to international agricultural development, biotechnology, biosafety, intellectual property rights and technology transfer. She holds a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Reading University, UK, a Masters in Plant Pathology from Cornell University, and a Master of Arts in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, UK.