6.14.17 Innovative Business Road Trip Durango SBIR
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 just the 2nd day.
The agenda for the second day includes the following:
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
LOCATION:
La Plata Electric Association Board Room
45 Stewart St.
Durango, CO 81302
Speakers include:
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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