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The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides various eligibility requirements to apply for federal funding. To apply for Small Bussiness Innovative Research (SBIR) funding, your business must qualify as a Small Business Concern (SBC) as defined by SBA regulations.
Did you know that small changes to program and project operations can improve the efficiency and effectiveness?
Rapid-cycle evaluation (RCE) uses a rigorous, scientific approach to provide decision makers with timely and actionable evidence of whether operational changes improve program outcomes.
starting or updating registrations at least 60 days prior to the application deadline will help ensure that your proposal is submitted on time.
Rapid-Cycle #Evaluation can be especially useful when it comes to
#grant projects that do not typically have long contract periods. Some are as short as six months, while some may last up to a year.
If you are part of an organization that is a start-up, that is the organization is in the first three to five years of operation, it is likely that you could always use more funding. We all could.
Why “Success Rate” is a bad measure and the answer is not as straightforward as you would like with SBIR/STTR funding and Win Rate or Success Rate or Success Ratio is a misnomer and a misconception.
Entrepreneurship is exciting. When you have the opportunity to make your idea come to life and start your dream business, it can be difficult to think about anything else, especially #evaluation. However, there is a place where evaluation and entrepreneurialism intersect. Regardless of what stage your business is in, it is important to be constantly evaluating and adjusting based on data.
Government #funding can be tricky. Small Business Innovation Research (#SBIR) grants, for example, are a great opportunity for small businesses to gain substantial #funding to help their […]
#OpportunityZones are a new community development program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and […]