New Jersey Enterpreneur - Small Business, Entrepreneurs and Venture Capital

NJ Commission on Science & Technology

This half-day seminar is intended to provide participants with an introduction to and overview of the SBIR and STTR programs with a focus on the National Institutes of Health. SBIR and STTR are the best sources of early stage risk capital for developing a promising new technology and can serve entrepreneurs as a pathway to equity financing. The seminar will feature participation by Kay Etzler who serves as SBIR/STTR Program Analyst at NIH. The program will also include instruction on the preparation of competitive grant proposals, as well as the presentation of an SBIR success story.  
 
8:00- 8:30 am Registration, Continental Breakfast 
8:30- 8:45 am Welcomes, Introductions 
8:45- 9:30 am Overview of the SBIR and STTR Programs 
9:30-10:15 am National Institutes of Health SBIR/STTR Program 
10:15-10:30 am Solicitation and Topic Search and Selection 
10:30-10:45 am Break 
10:45-12:00 pm Preparing Competitive Proposals 
-Proposal Format and Structure 
-Defining the Feasibility Study 
-Crafting the Abstract 
-Proposal Evaluation 
-Introduction to Cost Proposals 
12:00-12:20 pm Entrepreneur Success Story, Viocare Technologies, Inc. 
12:20-12:30 pm New Jersey Knowledge Initiative 
12:30- 1:00 pm One-on-one time with the speakers 
 
For Online Registration and Directions visit: www.NJSBDC.com/SciTech