Published November 27, 2024
Small-business owners can learn about Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) opportunities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during a half-day workshop Thursday, Dec. 5.
Jim Greenwood and Stephen Hanlon will lead the discussion during a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled “NIH SBIR/STTR Proposal Development” from 8:30 a.m.-noon in the University of Wyoming Conference Center, located at 2221 Grand Ave. in Laramie. To register, go here. Registration is free. UW’s Health and BioScience Innovation Hub is a partner for this event.
The Wyoming SBDC Network offers business expertise to help Wyoming residents think about, launch, grow, reinvent or exit their business. The Wyoming SBDC Network is hosted by the university with funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Greenwood will provide helpful tips and a recommended process for developing a competitive Phase I proposal. While material is relevant to all SBIR/STTR agencies, NIH will be emphasized.
Greenwood, co-owner of Greenwood Consulting Group Inc., is a nationally recognized trainer and proposal reviewer for the SBIR and STTR programs. He has taught SBIR/STTR workshops in 48 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., offering training through local and regional economic development groups, universities, federal laboratories, SBDCs and Manufacturing Extension Partnerships.
Hanlon, director of UW’s Health and BioScience Innovation Hub and a UW representative for the National Science Foundation’s Great Plains I-Corps Hub at North Dakota State University, will share program details and how small-business owners can partner with experts at UW on their Phase I projects.
Small-business owners also will have the opportunity to meet with Greenwood one on one for strategy sessions during the afternoon. Preference for scheduling with Greenwood will be given to Wyoming small businesses. For one-on-one scheduling, email Kelly Haigler Cornish, Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative manager, at haigler@uwyo.edu.
For more information, call Tyler Schanck, marketing, communications and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email tschanck@uwyo.edu.
