There’s good news on the horizon for entrepreneurs: the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is not coming to a halt anytime soon. That is because the U.S. Senate recently unanimously passed a three-year authorization of the SBIR and the Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program. The bill, which passed the House as well... Read More
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The Time to Innovate is Now
The sour economy is affecting all of us. The stock market has been in a funk for a year, inflation is rampant, and the COVID-19 pandemic has left the supply chain in sputtering disarray. Then consider China’s pandemic lockdown, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Federal Reserve’s plan to tightening the proverbial money belt and... Read More
Small Business Awards Scale Greatest Heights in ‘21
If you run a small business and you’re ready for some good financial news, just continue reading. Now that I have your attention, here it is: Federal agencies reached a new high water mark ― and made history in the process ― in fiscal 2021 in awarding total prime contract dollars to small businesses.... Read More
Inflationary Impacts on Contracting
Feds Addressing Inflationary Impacts, Possible Actions By Gloria Larkin Who remembers what the acronym WIN meant back in the 1970s? Those of you who recall that the letters stood for Whip Inflation Now, a grassroots effort that was supported by President Gerald Ford, can go straight to the trivia bonus round. While that effort was... Read More