Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

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. Here’s what you need to know about government grants for small businesses, who is eligible to receive them, and how to go about getting them.

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Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2014

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. Here’s what you need to know about government grants for small businesses, who is eligible to receive them, and how to go about getting them.

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Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2015

After seeing the results of 500+ teams through the I-Corps, the NSF now offers all teams who’ve received government funding to start a company an introduction to building a Lean Startup. Here’s Edmund’s description of the I-Corps Lite program. SBIR/STTR Program and Startup Seed Funding. The SBIR/STTR program.

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2020

We knew when we started that it is hard for small businesses to work with the government. Not many startups in our community had done much government contracting before this and most thought it was a waste of their time. As we closed out 2019, we knew the numbers would beat our goal.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 8, 2009 What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups? Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. And what hurdles could be eliminated?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. A more general approach is to check out Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs. entrepreneur funding grants startup'

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David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2011

He concludes by asking his readers to look into grant programs available for startups. Additionally, GrantWatch seems to be the only privately-run site we came across in our research that’s attempting to centralize data on funding opportunities, but its focus is on the non-profit sector, which excludes many startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. A more general approach is to check out Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs. Processing and approvals take time.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2020

Many businesses will fail but many new ones will be created. I’m proud to say that I see the Austin community and the startup community doing the latter. For us, that starts with moving to “virtual first” delivery of all of our programs. We are figuring out how to deliver all of our most important programming virtually.

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David Cohen

MARCH 13, 2019

It’s so nice to see when government organizations figure out how to effective engage with startups, and then scale it! AFWERX has a program called SBIR , which is a way that startups can work with the US Air Force with little or no hassles. And, here’s the page you care about if you’re a startup.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. Small Business Administration. Small Business Administration ’s Associate Administrator and chief of its investment and innovation programs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2011

585: Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011 (Introduced 2/9/2011). 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. AND be sure to leave a comment here to let us know, too!).

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Gust

MAY 11, 2014

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. A more general approach is to check out Grants.gov , which is a searchable directory of more than 1,000 federal grant programs. Invested Interests entrepreneur grants startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2011

Now that President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package has been out for a while, including $50 billion aimed at alternative-energy initiatives, applying for grants has become the rage for high-tech startups. I applaud the initiative, and encourage startups in this direction, but there are costs. Processing and approvals take time.

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