Funding

Federal SBIR Solicitation Deadlines

USTAR’s SBIR-STTR Assistance Program (SSAP) reminds all qualifying technology companies that the Omnibus Solicitation for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has been released. The first deadline is April 5, with August 5 and December 5, 2010 following. Additionally, the Department of Defense released an STTR opportunity with the NAVY and ARMY due March 24, 2010. However, contact can only be made with Topic Authors until February 22, 2010, so a quick start is essential. &nb...

Global Administrator | 1/28/2010 9:08:16 AM | 0 Comments

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Grant Funding - National Cancer Institute

The National Cancer Institute Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs has announced grant funding opportunities to eligible small business and research institutions. These funding opportunities are intended for U.S. small businesses that have the research capabilities and technological expertise to contribute to the development and commercialization of novel technologies and products to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer. The deadlin...

Global Administrator | 11/18/2009 4:51:03 PM | 0 Comments

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Ins & Outs of Venture Capital

Key learning from a CEO Roundtable Contributed by Bruce Law, principal and founder, Sprout Marketing

The following pointers surfaced in a recent CEO Roundtable discussion focused on the ins and outs of raising institutional money from venture capital firms. Questions that Venture Capitalist ask themselves Am I going to make money? Does the company have a winning management team? VCs are instinctively team players and need to have confidence in the management team. Where is the company going? What’s the potential for return? What’s your track record? If...

| 8/25/2006 11:38:37 AM | 0 Comments

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Angel Funding 101

Ten Tips to Attract Potential Angel Investors

Angel Funding 101" was the topic at UITA's Emerging CXO P2P Forum on Sept 22, 2005. Presenters included Alan Hall of Grow Utah Ventures and Steve Grizzell of UTFC Financing Solutions. See the sidebar to download their presentations. Ten Tips to Attract Potential Angel Investors Build a convincing case. Create a working prototype, line up beta testers. Ante up yourself. Focus your search for the right angels. Make connections – network. Connect perso...

| 9/22/2005 11:16:15 AM | 0 Comments

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Do’s and Don’ts of Fund-Raising

Jan. 27, 2005 - UITA Industry Breakfast with UITA Trustees David Bradford and Fraser Bullock

The following is a list that was distributed by David Bradford at the UITA industry breakfast on January 27, 2005. For more details on the discussion with UITA Trustees David Bradford and Fraser Bullock, click here (press release). See also the sidebar for audio from the presentation. A Quick List of Do’s and Don’ts of Fund-Raising Do keep your Business Plan/Exec Summary concise. Experienced investors are not patient readers. Don’t over-diversify your Venture. S...

Global Administrator | 1/27/2005 11:09:20 AM | 0 Comments

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Entrepreneurial Assessment

by: Wayne Brown Institute We are pleased to provide you with this Individual Entrepreneurial Expertise Assessment, as determined by our New Venture Profile™ technology. This tool has been created to assist you as an entrepreneur, whether you’re already in business, or just beginning to think about becoming involved with a new business. The questionnaire that you completed, and this guide to interpretation, have been designed especially to evaluate your readiness to venture, but ma...

| 8/26/2004 1:16:58 PM | 0 Comments

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Planning Ahead for Maximum Value

By Donald L. Rands

Netting a fortune from the sale of your I.T. business to a blue chip technology company requires planning ahead-right from the beginning. Virtually every entrepreneur who launches a business sees in the very organizing documents the potential to reap millions of dollars at exit. Along the way, reality imposes its cruel influence, challenging the original optimism. While there is no magical way to create wealth from a poor business, care should be taken to avoid losing value in a great busines...

| 3/26/2004 7:49:52 PM | 0 Comments