UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Webinar on Strengthening SBIR Applications Sept. 9

Small-business owners, entrepreneurs and startups will have an opportunity to learn how to strengthen their Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) applications Tuesday, Sept. 9.

 

Dennis Gilmore will lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled “Strengthening Your SBIR Application: A Focus on the Commercialization Plan” from noon-1:30 p.m. To register, go here. Registration is free.

 

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 of Wyoming with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

 

The webinar will provide an actionable roadmap for crafting a winning plan, breaking down the four core components: defining your commercial opportunity; showcasing your company and team; protecting intellectual property; and outlining a path to market. Attendees will leave with practical tips; a clear understanding of what reviewers are looking for; and the confidence to write a plan that demonstrates true market potential and significantly strengthens your entire application.  

 

Gilmore, tech commercialization lead at Tambourine Innovation Ventures, is an executive with four decades of experience in advanced technology creation for aerospace, electronics, clean energy, biomedical, defense, transportation, construction and consumer product industries. As an innovator, business executive and company founder, he has led large organizations in the development and commercialization of more than 200 new products and processes during his career with Fortune 250 science-driven companies.

 

His experience includes leadership roles in the global innovation ecosystem involving technology licensing, international joint venture information, and technology-focused mergers and acquisitions. Throughout his career, Gilmore has focused on the professional development of numerous technology and business colleagues seeking his guidance and extended this expertise into the mentoring, coaching and professional development of students and faculty involved in university studies and research.

 

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.