August 27, 2007
Wyoming SBIR/STTR
Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter
No. 09-07
(Past Newsletter Issues)
This Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter is available in its entirety at http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/newsletter/nwsltr_070827.htm.
It is published by the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI). Please visit our website at www.uwyo.edu/sbir for complete program information (including links to participating federal agencies, support agencies, conferences, archives of this newsletter, etc.) Contact WSSI@uwyo.edu to be added to or removed from the Distribution List for this newsletter.
SOLICITATION COUNTDOWN
WSSI Phase 0:
due
5:00 p.m., 9/1/07; 5 days – submit to
WSSI@uwyo.edu
Firehole Technologies, Inc., Laramie Square One Systems Design, Inc., Jackson Wickman Spacecraft & Propulsion Company,
Casper
The 2007 WyoSpace.com IDEA EXPO is a one-stop-shop for Wyoming small businesses
and entrepreneurs to learn more about the many small business assistance
programs sponsored by the Wyoming Business Council. In past years, the
individual components of the WBC Economic Development outreach (WSSI,
Manufacturing-Works, WSBDC, etc.) have each held their own state-wide
conference. The 2007 IdeaExpo consolidates all of these events into a single
centrally-located conference. It will be packed full of information for all
those interested in the WSSI program.
USDA SBIR:
due 9/5/07; 10 days
NASA SBIR/STTR:
due 9/6/07; 11 days
DoD SBIR
2007.3: due 9/19/07; 24 days
HHS/NIH
SBIR Contracts: due 11/5/07; 71 days
HHS/NIH SBIR/STTR
Grants: due 12/5/07 - 101 days
2007 SBIR/STTR
SOLICITATION RELEASE SCHEDULE – All Agencies; Courtesy of ZYN Systems at
www.zyn.com
CONTENT
1.0 Congratulations To Our August Phase 0 Award Winners
2.0 Don't Miss the First Annual Idea Expo - September 25-28
3.0 Excellent Free SBIR Newsletter
4.0 Congress Could Double SBIR Dollars
5.0 Utah Fund of Funds Succeeding
6.0 North Carolina Matches SBIR Phase I
7.0 Why Start-Ups Fail
8.0 National Fall SBIR Conference - Support May
Be Made Available
9.0 Blogsite for Wyoming Entrepreneurs
10. Acknowledgements and
Publication Information
1.0
Congratulations to our August phase 0 award winners
Principal Investigator: Jerad Stack
Email: stackj@fireholetech.com
Phase 0 Title: Predictive Failure Analysis of Composite Launch Vehicles
Phase I Target: NASA
Principal Investigator: Robert Viola
Email: viola@sqr-1.com
Phase 0 Title: Linear Cryo-Motion for Space Simulation Testing
Phase I Target: DoD Air Force
Principal Investigator: John Wickman
Email: jwickman@space-rockets.com
Phase 0 Title: Mini Launch Vehicle for Small Space Satellites
Phase I Target: NASA2.0
don't Miss the first annual idea expo - Casper events center - September 25-28
Visit www.wyomingideaexpo.com for
more information.
3.0 excellent free sbir newsletter
The SBIR/STTR Alerting Service is a free service that provides bi-weekly notification of SBIR and STTR solicitation announcements, news and information, and Internet resources relevant to the SBIR/STTR programs. This service is provided by the Economic Development Office of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). For the latest newsletter and subscription information, go to www.pnl.gov/edo/sbir
4.0 congress could double sbir dollars
U.S. Senator Evan Bayh hopes to double the amount of funding awarded to small businesses through the federal Small Business Innovation Research program when it is reauthorized this year. Currently, federal agencies with budgets of more than $100 million for external research and development are required to set aside 2.5 percent for efforts by small business. Bayh wants to double that: Louisville Courier-Journal
5.0 Utah fund of funds succeeding
While Utah used to be a known as a wasteland for
finding capital, the needle is moving in a way that opens opportunities, says
Will West, a member of one of two boards that oversee the Utah Fund of Funds.
West says that more than one outside venture capital company is now looking at
deals in Utah every day:
Utah Business Magazine
One Utah state senator is so encouraged that he is proposing that the State
triple the tax credits that the fund has used to bankroll new Utah technology
and medical science businesses:
Salt Lake Tribune
6.0 north Carolina matches sbir phase i awards
The trend of states matching SBIR awards continues (Kentucky matches dollar-for-dollar both Phase I and Phase II SBIR awards). In 2007-2008 North Carolina based small businesses will be eligible to receive significant follow-on grant assistance in support of their SBIR or STTR projects. Under the One North Carolina Small Business Matching Funds Program, the State of North Carolina issues a grant of 100% of the amount a NC-based small business receives in a federal SBIR/STTR Phase I award up to a maximum of $100,000, based upon the availability of program funds. These grants are disbursed in two stages: 75% of the total goes to the company upon proof of Phase I award, and the remaining 25% goes to the company upon submission of the Phase II application and acceptance of the Phase I report by the federal SBIR/STTR program agency.
7.0 why start-ups fail
Most start-ups fail. There
are lots of reasons but the most common cause is that they develop technology
and not products. Lots of people confuse the two terms, but the distinction is
critical in start-ups. Here's why:
CNet News
8.0 NATIONAL FALL SBIR CONFERENCE - 10/29/07
The 2007 Fall National SBIR Conference will be held in Richardson, Texas on Monday, October 29 through Thursday, November 1, 2007. For details, go to www.sbirtexas.com
Contact Kelly for possible travel and registration support – wssi@uwyo.edu
9.0 BLOGSITE FOR WYOMING ENTREPRENEURS
The Wyoming Business Council has established a source of useful information for Wyoming entrepreneurs - a blogsite. It's at http://www.wyospace.com/ - check it out and add your comments.
10.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION
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This newsletter is published monthly as part of the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative
(WSSI). The mission of the Initiative is to increase the number of federal Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer
(STTR) Program awards to Wyoming. The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) funds the
initiative which is administered by the University of Wyoming Research Office.
Please contact Gene Watson ewatson@wyoming.com with your comments.