Tag: entrepreneurship
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Your State May Pay for Your SBIR Proposal Consultant
If you’re preparing an SBIR or STTR proposal, you’ve probably already realized that developing a competitive submission takes a significant investment of time and expertise. Between interpreting the solicitation, building a compelling technical narrative, developing a commercialization strategy, preparing budgets, coordinating contributors, and ensuring compliance with agency requirements, proposal development is a substantial undertaking. What…
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There Is Another Way! Founders Don’t Need to Choose Between Equity and Sanity
The Meme A meme stopped me mid-scroll the other day because it captured something I hear from founders all the time, and something I have faced myself. There was a classic fork-in-the-road image. On one side: a fundraising round, with the warning “dilute your ownership.” On the other side: SAM.gov, with the warning “dilute your…
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Why Many Small Businesses Never Win Government Funding: They Never Apply
One of the biggest reasons small businesses do not win government funding is simple: they never apply. That may sound obvious, but it is a real barrier. Many startups and small businesses are strong candidates for government contracts, grants, SBIR/STTR programs, or other non-dilutive funding opportunities. They have relevant technology. They have real technical expertise.…
