Resources
Practical perspectives, tips, and tricks to help investors understand the SBIR program and how it can help them and their portfolio companies

Everything government officials need to know about the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

a practical overview of SBIR so you can quickly decide whether it's right for you

A discussion of how to innovate in the public sector

An overview of how to use free government data to find customers

Learn how to use free government data to find customers

How to use the search features in Beta.SAM to get the right results

The common techniques for finding people to staff, and pros and cons to each

How to staff a contract when you are just getting started

An overview of the costs and revenue for a service firm

What the SBIR program is funding

Which agencies are best for women, minority, and founders in low income areas interested in SBIR

How to predict SBIR topics trends using Google

Which SBIR agencies are best for you depending on the size of your company

Analysis of the average SBIR win rates by agency

Analysis of the average SBIR funding amount by agency

Data analysis of Phase III win rates

Our analysis of the SBIR programs that are most open to new companies

Our analysis of the programs that can get money to you fastest

Interview conversation about our SBIR experience

Redacted copies of our proposal docs

How SBIR funding fits into your business model and plan

Interviews with founders about their SBIR experience

Our recommended approach to building your proposal

An overview of the SBIR program requirements and thoughts on what you can do if you don't qualify

A tool to help you find your NAICS and PSC codes

Our SBIR.gov registration tool

Our DUNS registration tool

Our SAM.gov registration tool

Is entrepreneurship a good fit for you. Our insights from helping 100s of companies

Step-by-step instructions on how to decide whether to pursue a contract

The process we teach to 1) figure our what to sell, 2) identify customers 3) identify partners 4) pressure test your plan
