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Utah’s SBIR-STTR SBIR STTR Assistance Program Assistance Program Utah SBIR-STTR Assistance Center 1

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Utah SBIR-STTR Assistance Center 1 Tech Outreach Program Building Construction $200mm total budget •$130mm at U of U •$70mm at USU disseminate and share •Between research, industry, and start-up companiescompanies • SBIR-STTR ASSISTANCE CENTER –June 2008 •Broker, engage, screen, connect, assist, di i t d h •+$40mm match from U of U and USU for $200 t t lb d t •Focus on strongest innovation focus areas •Attract and retain world class faculty

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Utah’s SBIR-STTRSBIR STTR

Assistance ProgramAssistance Program

Utah SBIR-STTR Assistance Center 1

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USTAR’s Three Program Areas

Research Team Funding

Building Construction

Tech Outreach Program

• Attract and retain world class faculty

• +$40mm match from U of U and USU for $200 t t l b d t

• Broker, engage, screen, connect, assist, di i t d h

g Program

• Focus on strongest innovation focus areas

$200mm total budget

• $130mm at U of U

• $70mm at USU

disseminate and share

• Between research, industry, and start-up companiescompanies

• SBIR-STTR ASSISTANCE CENTER – June 2008

2Utah SBIR-STTR Assistance Center

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Utah SBIR-STTR A i CAssistance Center

• 4 years of operation• Over 80 clients SBIR-STTR ReadyOver 80 clients SBIR STTR Ready• 1 full time and 2 part time staff

F d d th h St t L i l t• Funded through State Legislature -annually

• Advisory Board– Meet Quarterly y

- SLCC - GOED - SBA- USTAR - SBCD - Wayne Brown Institute

Grow Utah Ventures

Utah SBIR-STTR Assistance Center

- Grow Utah Ventures

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Utah SBIR-STTR A i CAssistance Center

• 25% win rate with SSAC %assistance

• 100% to review$4 5 illi b ht t Ut h• $4.5 million brought to Utah

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Utah SBIR-STTR A i CAssistance Center

• Work with all Utah technology small businessessmall businesses – Find matching SBIR and STTR grants

G– Grant guidance– Company guidancep y g– Editing, writing services– Professionals to pre-review and evaluateProfessionals to pre review and evaluate– Topic Search service

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Utah SBIR-STTR A i CAssistance Center

Additi ll S i d T k Li t• Lunch and LearnAdditionally… Seminar and Task Lists

FREE - 2nd Wed of Month @ NoonSBIR-STTR 101

• Secrets of a Winning ProposalSecrets of a Winning ProposalVernal UT, June 19th @ 8:00 am- 12:00 pmLogan UT, June 21st @ 9:00 am- 1:00 pmPrice UT, June 26th @ 9:00 am- 1:00 pm

• Annual Day Long Training

Price UT, June 26 9:00 am 1:00 pmSt. George and Wasatch Front Fall 2012

Cost $20/$10 early; 40 participants max• Annual Day Long Training

•Greenwoods; Farmer; • $150/$125 early; 40 participants

Utah SBIR-STTR Assistance Center • Coming soon: On line training

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Utah SBIR-STTR A i CAssistance Center

Lessons learned…• Company does the writingp y g

– Draft from client early• Too much hand holding

Teach to fish– Teach to fish• Too soon

– Company not ready• Fees

– Not too low

Work with companies that are not readyto submit but dedicated.

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Utah’s SBIR/STTR Assistance Program

C t tContact us

Mary Cardon 801-957-5249 [email protected] Kimball 801-957-5239 [email protected]

801 9 238 @Breanne Johnson 801-957-5238 [email protected]

http://www.innovationutah.com/sbir.htmlThank you.

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