6.13-6.14.17 Innovative Business Road Trip Durango
PLEASE NOTE: The Innovative Business Road Trip has been postponed. The target timeframe for rescheduling is late August/early September. If this is a program you may be interested in attending, please contact Sharon King at sharon.king@bouldersbdc.com or 303-442-1475 x3. Thank you for your interest!
The Southwest Colorado SBDC and Colorado SBDC TechSource are presenting a two-day conference to help your small to mid-sized business improve award success on Contracting opportunities at the Federal and State levels as well as on Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants. Additionally, we will have a special guest representing the RoadX program of CDOT to talk about a new opportunity for innovative companies to get involved with CDOT. Presenters include SBDC consultants Stephanie Amend (Arrowhead Solutions), Yoriko Morita (Patents Integrated) Ed Kase (EKase Consulting), Rosy McDonough (Colorado MBO), and Cathy Kramer (Connect2DOT Program).
Attendees are welcome to register for just the first day (Contracting Opportunities), second day (SBIR Grant Opportunities) or plan to attend both days! Please register at the link at the very bottom of the page to register for both days. If you would like to register for just Day 1 or just Day 2, please click the links within the text below.
The agenda for the two days includes the following:
Day 1: June 13
Contracting Opportunities: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Basics of Contracting with the Federal Government
Advanced Marketing for Federal Contracts - Insider Tips
Certifications and Contracting Opportunities - State Level
Road X - Innovating Travel Across Colorado
One-on-one consulting opportunities will also be available
*Who should attend? Businesses looking to enhance their contracting opportunities at the federal and state levels.
REGISTER FOR DAY 1
Day 2: June 14
SBIR Grant Opportunities: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
How to Protect Your Intellectual Property
SBIR Grants 101: The Agencies, the Topics, the Process, the Opportunities
How to Write an SBIR Commercialization Plan
Top 10 Mistakes in the SBIR World - Ensuring Success in Proposals and Performance
One-on-one consulting opportunities will also be available
*Who should attend? Science, technology, and innovation companies
REGISTER FOR DAY 2
LOCATION:
La Plata Electric Association Board Room
45 Stewart St.
Durango, CO 81302
Speakers include:
Cathy Kramer,Statewide Program Manager,Connect2DOT
Cathy Kramer has 25 years of marketing and management consulting experience, working with a range of clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Cathy has been a consultant to CDOT for 15 years providing technical assistance to construction and engineering firms and supporting the development and implementation of CDOT's DBE/ESB Programs. She has an extensive understanding of CDOT contracting and project delivery methods and has assisted hundreds of firms in marketing their services to CDOT and other government agencies.
Rosy Aburto McDonough, Director, Minority Business Office
Rosy Aburto McDonough is a seasoned business consultant and entrepreneur. She has extensive experience as an independent consultant for the Colorado SBDC office in the Disaster Recovery, Connect2DOT, and general financial consulting programs state-wide.In her current role, she provides leadership to the nonprofit and for-profit minority industries and organizations in Colorado.
Andra Hargrave, Global Sales Advisors
Andra Hargrave has over 15 years of direct national and international sales channel development in the areas of government procurement and fortune level 500 business development. His marketing channel development experience lies in a variety of industries, including technology-oriented manufacturing, service industries and distribution. Hargrave possesses an in-depth knowledge of state and federal set-aside procurement programs, such as SDB, HUB and the 8a Business Development Program, among others. He has extensive comprehension of federally-backed procurements, grants and certification programs, such as Advanced Technology and SBIR/STTR.
Stephanie Amend, Founder, Arrowhead Solutions, LLC
Stephanie Amend's specializations include SBIR/STTR grants and contracts, government contracting, identifying topics and agency opportunities, capture management, proposal preparation, contract and subcontract management, subcontracts, accounting and compliance; Indirect Cost Rate Development. Clients include Vaisala, Radiasoft, Avosys, NDP, Sporian Microsystems, Standard Aero, among others.
Ed Kase, President, EKase Consulting
Ed Kase's specializations include Market research/sizing, SBIR/STTR, technology commercialization, business development, strategic plans, visualization, technical data analysis, numerical modeling, and high-performance computing. Clients include Aweida Venture Partners, Docsforce, Foresight Science & Technology, Kozio, Inc., Parallel Scientific Labs, and Prosocial Applications, among others.
Yoriko Morita, Founder and President, Patents Integrated
A Registered US Patent Agent and Certified Licensing Professional (CLP), Yoriko Morita's specializations include intellectual property (IP), patent licensing, IP strategy, patent portfolio management, IP law, patent prosecution, standard-essential patents, due diligence and patent standards.
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