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The SBIR program has been a critical tool for U.S. government agencies to foster innovation across America’s startups and small businesses for more than forty years. In the past decade alone, SBIR ...

More than 30,000 companies, including Qualcomm, owe their success in part to SBIR and STTR. What are innovators to do now?

Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, and the federal government offers a range of programs to support their growth — particularly in the realm of government contracting. One of the ...

A new loan program through the Ohio Treasurer’s office is designed to give the state’s small businesses flexibility they need to hire or purchase equipment.