ARTICLES WRITTEN BY THE SBIR COACH

PREPARE TO FUND YOUR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Are you really ready to talk to that funding source?  The January/February 2006 issue of the Austin Business District magazine has an article about that principally authored by Fred Patterson. The article discusses the importance of preparing for discussions with a funding source by raising your Funding Readiness Level (FRL)^®. 

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Patterson - Funding Readiness Article.pdf


TURNING PROTOTYPES INTO PRODUCTS

It's not easy to move technology from protypes to market-ready products.  This article, published in the MDA TechUpdate Spring 2006 issue, discusses the elements to be considered in making that transition.

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Turning Prototypes Into Products - MDA TechUpdate Spring 2006.pdf


IT'S UP TO YOU TO PROTECT YOUR SBIR DATA RIGHTS

The SBIR Program affords awardees special Intellectual Property protection called SBIR Data Rights.  But this protection is not automatic and can be inadvertently abrogated.  This article, published in the MDA TechUpdate Fall 2008 issue, discusses what you need to do to maintain that protection.

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An update to this article ("Now You See It, Now You Don't") was published in the Summer 2009 issue.  Download a copy here: Update-to-MDA-Tech-Update-Markings-Article.pdf


BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND THE SBIR PROGRAM IN TEXAS

The April 2004 issue of the Texas Business Review consists of an article by The Coach on the Business Development aspects of the SBIR Program and the impact it's had on the State of Texas.  This article was written prior to the creation of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.

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TBR April 04 - SBIR in Texas.pdf


THE ROLE OF SMALL BUSINESS IN UNMANNED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

INNOVATION GETS A BOOST WITH SBIR CAP INCREASE -
BUT COMMERCIALIZATION REMAINS THE CHALLENGE

The April 6, 2010, issue of Innovation DAILY features this article by The SBIR Coach which discusses the increase of the SBIR funding caps by the SBA (effective 30 March 2010), and the continuing challenge of funding a company's journey through the the Valley of Death.

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Innovation-Gets-a-Boost-with-SBIR-Cap-Increase-(ID-6APR10).pdf