In this installment of The Approach, the spotlight is on Richelle Martin, Managing Director of Winnow Fund. Read more….
March 31, 2021
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March 10, 2021
The Approach: Spotlight on Golden Angels Investors
In this installment of The Approach, the spotlight is on Mary Hannes, Associate Director of Golden Angels Investors. Read more….
February 10, 2021
The Approach: Spotlight on Idea Fund of La Crosse
In this installment of The Approach, the spotlight is on Jonathon Horne, Managing Director of Idea Fund of La Crosse. Read more….
January 5, 2021
The Approach: Spotlight on Brightstar Wisconsin Foundation Inc.
In this installment of The Approach, the spotlight is on Todd Sobotka Investment Committee Chair of the BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation. Read more….
October 22, 2020
5 Tips for Winning NIH SBIR Proposals
In a recent Quick Chat, I talked with Tom Schwei, a financial professional who has more than 25 years of experience working with Wisconsin-based life science companies.
August 12, 2020
Sum Up Your USDA SBIR Commercialization Plan with a Financial Projections Table
The USDA has a deadline coming up in October for submission of Phase I SBIR proposals.
July 16, 2020
A Bridge to Commercial Success- SBIR Phase IIB
Almost all of the big commercial successes from the National Science Foundation SBIR/STTR program have been companies that received Phase IIB awards, according to Ben Schrag, Senior Program Director of SBIR/STTR at NSF.
June 24, 2020
NSF Commercialization Plan Tips & Pitfalls
In a Quick Chat earlier this month, the Senior Program Director for SBIR/STTR programs at the NSF – Ben Schrag – shared a few best practices for preparing commercialization plans.
May 28, 2020
Extend Your Cash Runway with the R&D Tax Credit
Your $1M in SBIR funding could be worth about $50,000 in refundable R&D tax credits according to John Berry, Business Development Specialist at Hull & Knarr, a financial services firm that specializes in this sort of thing.
May 18, 2020
This is a Great Time to Reach Out to Investors
Even without a pandemic, entrepreneurs can feel exposed.