DOD SBIR Training Seminar in Shreveport/Bossier City

Come learn how you can you qualify for and access SBIR and STTR funds at this In-Person event hosted by our partners at LA Tech University

Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Shreveport/Bossier 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CST)

Louisiana Tech University Academic Success Center 6220 E. Texas St. Building H , Bossier City LA

Presented by DOD SBIR/STTR expert, Monique Branham of BBC
Monique Branham joined BBCetc as a Principal Consultant in July of 2021. She has 22 years of experience in the DOD. She joined the United States Air Force in 1999 and has an M.B.A in Aviation from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Monique moved to the Air Force Space & Missile System Center and became the SBIR/STTR commercialization expert. Monique’s work was instrumental in finding funding from government, academic, & private sectors & writing management plans leading to commercialization of SBIR topics currently operating on the International Space Station.

About BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting: BBCetc is nationally recognized for its success in helping emerging companies win SBIR/STTR funding and use it strategically to propel growth. BBCetc’s Michigan clients have been awarded over $350 million in funding since 2002. The company was recently named a 2020 Tibbetts award winner as well as one of 50 “Michigan companies to watch” by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. www.bbcetc.com / 734.930.9741 / info@bbcetc.com / @BBC_etc

EVENT: This Department of Defense-focused workshop provides detailed instruction on preparing a grant proposal to meet the requirements of the DOD, including both technical and commercialization plans, and navigating the submission process. Remember DOD topics cover broad applications, from military to healthcare, so anyone interested in the SBIR/STTR program should attend. Other program topics include: • SBIR/STTR grant basics and up-to-date information on the DoD program • Tips on how to identify a topic & differences between DOD components. • The importance of talking to Technical Points of Contact during the pre-release period • How to register and utilize the DOD SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal • Writing to reviewers’ expectations, common pitfalls & how to avoid them

This Event is Part of the U.S. SBA’s LA FAST (Federal and State Technology) Program and Supported By their Louisiana Small Business Development Centers.

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercialization.

Who should attend? Entrepreneurs and existing companies with new ideas or new products that involve R&D or software development, University technologies, professors, and researchers with commercial applications, and Scientists, Chemists, and Engineers with new technologies with commercial applications.

You will also have access to continued support for your product after attending this event. Learn how to commercialize your product, Connections to the Grant Organizational Network (NASA, DOD, etc.) Phase Zero Funding, and Assistance with Grant Preparation, Review & Filing.

For additional information please email or contact Hutch McClendon at hmcclendon@louisianasbdc.org or call 225-202-2908.