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This half-day webinar on the basics of the DOD programs and how to prepare an SBIR/STTR proposal to your favorite DOD component.
Wyoming-based participants can request a 1-on-1 session after the webinar to discuss their SBIR/STTR interests or proposal; contact Haigler@uwyo.edu for more information or an appointment..
Register: https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/sbir-sttr-overview-abbreviated-phase-i-proposal-preparation-with-an-emphasis-on-department-of-defense/
Empowering Innovation means the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wants to help your small business succeed.
How? With nearly $1.1 billion dollars of annual grant funding available to forge academic partnerships and build small businesses, HHS wants to help you through the process, from start to finish. The 21st Annual HHS Small Business Program Conference brings together nearly 1,000 attendees including federal agencies, small business owners, and institutions of higher education. This year the event is offered for free and online on April 26-30, 2021 and allows you to:
• Gain tips on developing a successful, competitive application
• Explore small business program bsics that will help you succeed
• Speak one-on-one with representatives from 22 NIH institutions as well as representatives from other federal agencies that support life science product development
• Discover the resources to help your busienss thrive
Regardless of which track or sessions you attend, each will provide you with actionable guidance to help you succeed. See the full agenda at https://sbir.nih.gov/sites/default/files/SEED_Conference2021_Agenda.pdf
Learn more https://sbir.nih.gov/resources/events/HHS2021SmallBiz
NOTE: This is not a UW/Wyoming SBDC Network event, but a great opportunity for UW spinouts, student/faculty teams interested in exploring SBIR/STTR and Wyoming small businesses.
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Please join Rocky Mountain Assistant Regional Director David Le, and Primary Patent Examiner and Outreach Advisor Rachelle Reichert, at this interactive virtual session as they discuss intellectual property basics, including the importance of IP as a business decision. Le and Reichert will explain the different types of IP (trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, and patents), and business considerations for each one, followed by a Q&A session.
Register: https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/ip-basics/
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Tech companies have all the same cybersecurity risks as other small businesses and need to be proactive to protect assets. However, they need to take additional pre-emptive steps since intellectual property (IP) is often a target of cybercriminals. The Wyoming SBDC Network is offering a two-part webinar series to help tech-based business prepare.
In the first webinar, Certified Ethical Hacker Jim Drever will be sharing the simple things you can do as a small business owner to protect your sensitive business data.
In the follow-on webinar, Jim will provide additional detailed steps you need to take to secure your trade secrets, research data, and other intellectual property from malicious attackers.
Wyoming small businesses will have an opportunity to work one-on-one with Jim to make sure their business data, research data, and intellectual property are protected before they apply for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding and after they receive funding.
Register Part 1: https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/cybersecurity-for-tech-companies-part-1/
Register Part 2: https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/cybersecurity-for-tech-companies-part-2/
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This workshop helps the attendee to put an SBIR project into the proper context of their business. Does the project support the company’s mission and goals? Is the project priced to ensure full recovery of the company’s cost in performing the work? What is the most logical commercialization path for bringing the SBIR technology to the market place? These and many similar issues are discussed.
Register to watch the recording: https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/the-business-side-of-sbir/
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This workshop, by way of an example, leads attendees through a process of deciding if a commercialization opportunity exists, determining the best way to exploit it, and presenting it all in an SBIR/STTR commercialization plan.
Register to watch the recording: https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/sbir-sttr-commercialization-workshop/
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Already have a Phase I award? Then you need to get ready to submit your Phase II proposal! Learn how Phase II is different from Phase I, and how to put the Phase II proposal together. Special attention is paid to the all-important commercialization aspect of the Phase II plan and proposal.
Register to watch the recording: https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/events/phase-ii-proposal-preparation/
This webinar is part of a series. Each hour long webinar will focus on a different SBIR/STTR agency. The webinars begin with an overview of the agency’s SBIR (and STTR, where applicable) program, and then continue into a discussion of the its unique features. The webinar will conclude with some advise on preparing and submitting a Phase I proposal to the highlighted agency. At the end of this series, attendees will know which agencies are a good fit for their technology.
Click the links below to register and watch the recorded training:
February 19 – US Department of Education
March 3 – NASA
March 17 – National Institute of Health
March 24 – National Science Foundation
April 22 – US Department of Defense
May 27 – US Department of Agriculture
June 23 – US Department of Energy
If you missed a webinar in the series, you can acccess them at: https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/recordings/
Presented by: Jim Greenwood, Greenwood Consulting Group Inc, has taught thousands of entrepreneurs how to write competitive technical and cost proposals. He and his team provide assistance including draft proposal reviews and brainstorming on proposal strategy and content. Recognized as a leading expert, Jim is a regular instructor of Phase I and Phase II proposal preparation workshops at national and regional conferences.
Check out other Trainings Opportunities and Prevous Webinars recorded for viewing on https://www.wyomingsbdc.org/training/
More webinars on https://www.sbir.gov/events/webinars
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