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Product Name
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Outreach
Project Description
This project provides local businesses and researchers with increased awareness and application assistance for the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR/STTR) program. Participants gain an understanding of the preparation process for the proposal document and business plans, complete an early stage review of the idea for commercialization, and improve their grant writing skill level.
Outcome from Using the Product
This project provides:
- Increased awareness of the SBIR/STTR funding availability and process.
- Local support of entrepreneurial culture.
- An increase in the skill sets and networks of technologists and entrepreneurs in the region.
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“Finger Lakes Wired has helped us prepare the students to be ready for job one, and it has also let us know what are going to be the changes in the future, so that when there are transitional workers who are coming back looking for a second career or a third career, maybe because they know the industries they are working in now won’t be there in the future, we know through Finger Lakes Wired what will be expected, how those industries are changing, how they can come back and get the skill set that they need. That’s part of what MCC does and that’s been facilitated by Finger Lakes Wired.” Dr. Anne Kress, President, Monroe Community College
Strategic Outcomes
To be supported by Finger Lakes Wired initiatives
- Increase job growth relative to national average
- Increase average wages relative to national average
- Increase retention of 20-34 age workers
- Adoption of a regional identity resulting in collaborative networking and communication in support of regional economic strategies
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