A two-page proposal for a $40,000 Phase IA award? Phase II performance ratios required for companies receiving 10 and 25 Phase I awards over their lifetime? Halving the budget for STTR and shrinking university partner share? Creating a 0.25% carve-out of DOD SBIR funds for phase III awards up to $…
By automating routine tasks, improving data analysis, and enhancing marketing efforts, AI can revolutionize how small firms conduct business—and that should impact the type of assistance technology-based economic developers offer their innovation-driven entrepreneurs. Understanding how small…
Frank Salomone has been hired as the associate administrator in SBA’s Office of Investment and Innovation. Salomone’s background includes more than 12 years as director of Segal Marco Avisors, an investment consultancy, and just over six years with Verizon Investment Management Corporation,…