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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

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How these six businesses worked with the SBA to grow. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a federal agency that supports the US economy by aiding small businesses, including offering loans and grants as well as free education, assistance, and other resources. iRobot — From robots to riches. iRobot — From robots to riches.

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Small Business Grants: The Facts and The Fiction

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The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, for example, is one of the most lucrative sources of federal grants for high-tech startups or high-growth firms (more on SBIR below). SBIR grants for R&D businesses. SBIR is a federal program, overseen by the U.S.

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Small Business Grants: The Facts and The Fiction

Up and Running

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, for example, is one of the most lucrative sources of federal grants for high-tech startups or high-growth firms (more on SBIR below). SBIR grants for R&D businesses. SBIR is a federal program, overseen by the U.S.

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Small business Congress-watch: new laws and your company

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This change to the Small Business Act allows the SBA to change or specify the definition of what constitutes a small business, based on the size of that business. This law will increase the SBA budget for awards to business via the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs over the next 5 years.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 26: Javier Saade and Hillary Hartley

Steve Blank

Javier explained how the SBA helps drive entrepreneurship in the U.S.: ” Two of the entrepreneurial programs, which I managed is called the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. So essentially, the government invests in both (research), and (development).”

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Extending and Expanding Aid – Some Policy Ideas

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. – Consider a separate loan program for very small businesses (fewer than 10 or 20 employees) that’s based on a revenue formula and so long as they use the funds for current expenses (i.e., – We need distribution mechanisms beyond the SBA (which is overwhelmed). Expand the Existing SBIR Programs. interest rate.

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