Registering in SBIR.gov

You should be seeing:

Click REGISTER on the right

POP-UP: When you click register a pop-up will appear (depending on how big your screen is it will look like one of the two below) and select the first option

You should be seeing:

IS YOUR BUSINESS ORGANIZATION FOR-PROFIT: If you are going for SBIR/STTR you need to be a for-profit (e.g. an LLC, Corps, etc)

IS YOUR PRINCIPLE BUSINESS LOCATED IN THE US: If you are headquartered in the US answer YES

OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL: So long as Americans own (e.g. own >50% of the equity) and control (indirectly or directly controls or influences the business) then select the first option.  If foreigners, other businesses, or investors own/control  50% or more of this business then consult a lawyer. 

COMPANY SIZE: Same idea as with your DUNS registration, count up everyone an so long as your are well bellow 500 people select YES.  If you are close to 500 consult a lawyer

NOTE: When you answer a question in a way that qualifies you for SBIR the boxes on the right should turn to thumbs up:

Then hit NEXT:

You should be seeing:

Assuming you are new to SBIR/STTR answer NO

Then hit NEXT

You should be seeing:

DUNS: You should have an email with your DUNS number

EIN: You should have gotten this number from the IRS when you registered with them

EMAIL: Recommend you use the same work email you used in DUNS and SAM

Then hit NEXT

You should be seeing:

COMPANY NAME: Be sure that you spell your name exactly as you did in DUNS/SAM/etc

COMPANY WEBSITE: If you put a website put in the whole address including "HTTPS://WWW." (e.g. HTTPS://WWW.eastern-foundry.com)

OWNERSHIP BY INVESTORS: It is not necessarily a problem if you have investments from a VC/PE/etc shop, just put in how much they collectively own

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: Same as the last screen

WOMAN-OWNED: If one or more women collectively own >50% of the equity in this company select YES

SOCIALLY/ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED: Basically if minority members own >50% of the equity in this company select YES.  For more details on who qualifies click HERE

HUBZONE OWNED: If your company is located in, and 35% of your employees live in, one or more areas designated on THIS map then select YES

COMPANY PROFILE: Optional, but feel free to write a bit about yourself

PERSONAL INFO: I know you're tired of entering this, but do it again

   PHONE NUMBERS: Put dashed (-) in your phone number or you'll get an error

Then hit NEXT

You should be seeing:

This is your last step.  It's pretty self explanatory so just drive through, and remember to put dashes (-) into your phone numbers

Then when you hit NEXT

You should see: