WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today the launch of its 17-state SBIR Road Tour. The Road Tour will stop at cities in the Southeast, Midwest, Rockies and the Central South. It will connect entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to one of the country's largest source of early stage funding – the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.
"SBA is focused on helping small businesses grow and expand. The $4 billion in federal early stage funding is often a critical piece to maturing an entrepreneur's research idea into a product or service. The Road Tours bring the federal managers to the entrepreneur and target areas and individuals that are underrepresented when it comes to receiving federal R&D funding," said SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza. "This tour reflects our continued commitment to ensure those innovators are aware of SBIR/STTR program resources."
