Will this program work for you?
Is SBIR a program that will work for my small business? If you can answer yes to most of the following questions, SBIR will probably work for your small business.
- Do you have technology innovation that has commercial potential?
- Do you need research verses detailed design, fabrication, or testing of a concept already feasible?
- Can a SBIR solicitation topic from one of the federal agencies be found for your innovation?
- Can you accommodate a SBIR time cycle that only allows submitted proposals generally once each year?
- Do you feel prepared or interested in working with SBIR outreach resources?
- Are you prepared to consider partnering with University or other resources to bolster credibility?
- Will you do necessary marketing to the federal agency customer before & during proposal preparation?
- Are you willing and prepared to go through a rigorous proposal preparation process?
- Can you deal with a highly competitive funding process?
