Saturday, April 10, 2010

SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal Preparation Workshop

Date: April 29, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $49 (includes a box lunch)
Location: TRDA Business Innovation Center
1050 W. NASA Blvd, Melbourne, FL

Small businesses receive more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts each year through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. TRDA’s workshop helps businesses develop higher quality proposals that can lead to higher company win rates. TRDA has scheduled 7 workshops with top-notch SBIR trainers in the following cities across the state: Boca Raton, Jacksonville, Melbourne, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, and Tampa.

Mark Henry, Trainer/Facilitator
Founder and president of Grow Emerging Companies LLC, Mark Henry has been involved in the planning, preparation, and production of some 2,000 SBIR and STTR proposals, and is known around the country as the "Vince Lombardi" of the SBIR program. When Mark's unique proposal preparation process is followed, his clients' success rate is five times the national average on Phase I SBIR/STTR proposals.

Mark was a founding board member of Small Business Technology Council (SBTC). He is a past president of the National Academy of Technology Entrepreneurs and Innovators. He was Oregon's Technology Delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business and he served for several years as Technology Chair on the Small Business Administration's National Advisory Council. In 1996 Mark won an individual National Tibbetts Award for his contributions to the SBIR program. Mark has given SBIR presentations at more than 50 national SBIR meetings since 1984, and he has conducted SBIR seminars and workshops in more than 30 states during the past 26 years.
Joni Richards, NASA Guest Speaker
Joni Richards, SBIR Technology Infusion Manager at NASA-KSC, will make a presentation and be available for questions about NASA’s SBIR program and topics.

Register and pay online at www.trda.org. For more information, contact Bonnie O’Regan at boregan@trda.org or call 321.872.1050 X107.
Date: April 29, 2010
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $49 (includes a box lunch)
Location: TRDA Business Innovation Center
1050 W. NASA Blvd, Melbourne, FL
Support for this program is provided by
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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