Looking for funding for small business ventures in these competitive economic times? The Commercialization Funding Coach, Inc. proprietor, Fred Patterson, best known as The SBIR Coach®, has weighed in on the future of SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) funding as a viable option for startup ventures after a recent visit to talk to legislators in Washington, DC about SBIR reauthorization.
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The SBIR, created in 1982, provides much needed funding to tech industry startups working on developing and bringing to market new and innovative technologies. Reauthorization of the SBIR Program is scheduled to be addressed in this session of Congress, but debate was stalled due to both the House and Senate dealing with the economic stimulus bills. Without a continuing resolution to extend the current law being signed by March 20, 2009, the future of SBIR grants may become uncertain.
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