Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

New tech entrepreneurs can find it difficult to surmount the onslaught of obstacles to getting a new business off the ground. How these six businesses worked with the SBA to grow. Each of the businesses listed below had help from the SBA and overcame their challenges to become success stories. iRobot — From robots to riches.

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Columbus SBA SBIR Utah 134

Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

We’ve all seen the late night TV commercials targeted at entrepreneurs touting “free money from Uncle Sam”. I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. SBIR grants for R&D businesses.

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SBIR Small Business SBA Government 121

Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

We’ve all seen the late night TV commercials targeted at entrepreneurs touting “free money from Uncle Sam”. I say “for the most part” because government grants for small businesses do exist, but the opportunity to secure one is limited to a narrow field of candidates. SBIR grants for R&D businesses.

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SBIR Small Business SBA Government 102

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. Javier Saade. Did you encounter organizational inertia?

Small Business Administration 120

Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2011

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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Small Business SBA SBIR Programming 73

The Entrepreneurial Mind

JULY 14, 2010

Since over 50% of college students want to be entrepreneurs, this can limit access to the majority of these students who are not in those business schools. But, please, oh please, keep this out of government hands! It is as if the authors trust government more than markets. Step 11: Revamp the SBIR."

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SBA SBIR Government Angel Investor 64