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The #DOD #SBIR 18.3 and #STTR 18.C Broad Agency Announcements are Open for Proposal Submission today, September 24, 2018
You may now submit your Phase I proposals for the #SBIR 18.3 and #STTR 18.C Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) through the #DOD #SBIR/#STTR proposal submission website at https://sbir.defensebusiness.org. All proposals for this Announcement must be received by 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 24, 2018.

Important Dates:

• September 24, 2018: #SBIR 18.3 and #STTR 18.C open
• October 10, 2018: SITIS closes to new questions
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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 business grow.

However, there are a lot of steps a business needs to take to apply for #SBIR and other forms of government #funding, and missing one could set your business back substantially, or eliminate your opportunity to apply altogether. This is why it is critical that you do not wait until the deadline to look for and fulfill government registrations and requirements.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

8:00am - 12:00pm Fee: $35

Location: Genesee Community College, Conable Technology Building - BEST Center, 1 College Road, Batavia, NY 14020

Are you ready to move your product to commercialization? Are you a prior #SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) I and II awardees? Have you proven your technology works and there is a market need and are now ready for significant investment outside of research and development? Please join us for this half-day conference to learn from experts and other successful businesses on commercialization best practices.

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Chloe Capital is seeking out underrepresented voices in the tech industry. They believe that innovation can come from anyone, anywhere.

The Chloe Capital tour will launch near the end of 2018 and will extend through 2019. We will begin and end the tour near our headquarters in Upstate NY.

They in discussions with city champions about holding events in the following locations: Rochester, Boston, Denver, Chicago and Binghamton, New Orleans, New York City, San Francisco, and Austin. Deadline Oct 1, 2018

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Christine E.B. Howard - founder, owner, and president of Buffalo-based firm E.B. Howard Consulting - was recently nominated to be among the 23 individuals for the 2018 Venture Ecosystem Awards - Ecosystem Champion. The Upstate Venture Ecosystem Champion is for individuals who are catalyzing and supporting startup activity across multiple Upstate NY communities. The Upstate Venture Ecosystem Awards was designed to honor the individuals and companies making an impact in Upstate NY.

Upstate Venture Ecosystem received over 100 nominations from the community, each sharing a story with a common theme: paying it forward. Our nominees ...

There are numerous non-dilutive (free!) #grant programs, #competitions that award cash prizes, and of course crowdfunding platforms, all of which exist to help #Fund Your #Startup in the earlier phases of venture formation. To apply or enter for many of these, you’re not even required to have developed a product or gained any traction with customers. The application process typically involves meeting qualification requirements (e.g., are you a current student) and illustrating the merits and potential impact of your idea. As a bonus to being awarded money, several programs also offer additional programming, training, and resources to help you develop ...

Tory Burch Foundation and its Fellowship program, a combination grant and mentorship program for women-owned businesses in the U.S.

Worth up to $100,000 in grant money, the Tory Burch Fellows Program offers access to mentoring, networking and business guidance from top experts, a $10,000 grant for business education and the opportunity to pitch for $100,000 in prize money.

Started in 2009, the Tory Burch Foundation is focused on supporting the empowerment of female entrepreneurs in the U.S. In addition to their fellowship program, the foundation website also offers resources on growth, finance, management, and technology ...

Christine E.B. Howard was recently selected to participate in first-round judging in the 2018 Female Founders in InsurTech competition.

Quesnay launched the Female Founders in Tech Competition in 2017 with great success and is expanding the program this year with dedicated tracks in InsurTech, FinTech, and MediaTech. 2018 will kick off with the InsurTech track, where the gap in the number of women-led startups is particularly stark. In 2017, just one in six (16%) individuals driving the start-ups applying to Startupbootcamp InsurTech were women. A study of 535 InsurTech companies worldwide found that just 4% ...

The 13^th annual New England Venture Summit conference will showcase more than 50 of the hottest early-stage and emerging-growth technology, clean-tech, life sciences/healthcare, medical devices, ed-tech, healthcare IT, and mobile innovators.

If you are a startup seeking capital and/or partnerships, submit your plan for the opportunity to present at The 13^th Annual New England Venture Summit, the premier venue connecting emerging-growth companies with active Venture Capitalists, Corporate VCs, Angel Investors, and Investment Firms.

Presented by youngStartup Ventures, The 2018 New England Venture Summit provides an unparalleled opportunity for startups to meet, network, and showcase their innovative investment opportunities to a leading group of investors.

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#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 rural communities nationwide. The #OpportunityZones program provides a tax incentive for investors to re-invest their unrealized capital gains into Opportunity Funds that are dedicated to investing in #OpportunityZones designated by the chief executives of every U.S. state and territory.

Christine E.B. Howard, founder, owner & president of E.B. Howard Consulting was installed as Board President of the Buffalo/Niagara chapter of National Association of Women Business Owner (NAWBO) at the June Board Installation ceremony at Park Country Club. NAWBO's mission is to propel women entrepreneurs into economic, social, and political spheres of power worldwide. We do this by 1) Strengthening the wealth creating capacity of our members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial community; 2) Creating innovative and effective change in the business culture; 3) Building strategic alliances, coalitions, and affiliations; and 4) Transforming public policy and influencing opinion ...

Alice and Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), along with partners Johnson & Johnson and Dell, have opened applications for Pitch with Purpose, a global pitch competition celebrating and rewarding diverse founders who have committed their companies to social good. Launched in 2016, Pitch with Purpose was the first-ever pitch competition centered around solutions to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Applicants will submit their entries online (click "View Resource" to access the application form), and three finalists will be invited to pitch live in front of a panel of judges, funders, and media in October 2018. Submissions are measured based ...

Let us develop a highly curated menu to fit your specific #funding needs. We can identify opportunities that can help sustain existing initiatives or make new plans a reality. Our team at E.B. Howard uses various nationally recognized databases and including our own highly cultivated database that includes 2,500+ opportunities. From this pool, we’ll use the information you provided us to locate #funders that we feel will be the best fit for your company, based on the amount and type of funding you are seeking. This process involves researching hundreds of potential #funders. Once we have found #funders that fit ...

Wells Fargo announced it is extending its investment in diverse business development amounting to over $200,000 impacting 48 diverse businesses in the past two years. The Wells Fargo Scholarship Fund for Diverse Businesses in collaboration with the Tuck School of Business. Funds 24 scholarships per year for the Tuck School of Business Minority Business Programs, certified minority, women, veteran, LGBT, and disabled-owned business entrepreneurs will be able to attend Tuck. “We’re proud to continue our work with the Tuck School of Business Minority Business Program,” said Regina O. Heyward, senior vice president and head of Wells Fargo Supplier Diversity. “Diverse-owned businesses ...