SBIR Road Tour West Virginia

TechConnect WV is joining with the Marshall University Advanced Manufacturing Center and the West Virginia Small Business Development Center to host America’s Seed Fund 2024 Road Tour on Friday, May 17 in Huntington! We are excited to share that we will be hosting the stop at the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation at Marshall University. We hope you will join us at this special in-person event to learn more about the countryʼs largest source of early-stage funding for innovation.

If you are an innovator, entrepreneur, researcher, or small technology firm, this opportunity is just for you. Attendees will have the chance to hear from local and national experts to gain deeper understanding of the ins and outs of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs, as well as sign up to connect one-on-one with Americaʼs Seed Fund-participating federal agencies.

America's Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known as "America's Seed Fund."

Federal Agency representatives will meet with companies attending the event to help them navigate more than $4 billion in early-stage funding opportunities available through America's Seed Fund.

Register to attend the event to learn more about SBIR/STTR programs from experts!

The agenda will include:
• Overview of America's Seed Fund
• Reverse Pitches from Federal Agency Representatives
• Panels & Presentations (Examples of potential panels include - SBIR/STTR Agency specific panels, proposal support resources & programs, entrepreneur success stories, resources available through STATE FAST and the STATE SBTDC, SBIR/STTR grant matching opportunities, proposal tips and strategies, among other potential topics)
• Opportunity to meet with entrepreneurial support organizations
• One-on-one meetings with Federal Agency Representatives

How To Sign Up for One-on-One Meetings
To sign up for One-on-One meetings with agency representatives, you must first register for the event. You will then receive an email with next steps.

Please note that to move forward in the one-on-one scheduling process, you should:

• Select up to four SBIR agency representatives or partners that are your top choices for one-on-one meetings – and -
• Rank then in priority order, - and -
• Submit a completed quad chart.

Before you can request one-on-one meetings with SBIR agency representatives during America's Seed Fund Road Tour, you'll need to prepare a Quad Chart. If you need guidance, please visit America's Seed Fund Road Tour scroll to the bottom and review the "Completing a Quad Chart" and "Innovator’s Guide for preparing for 1:1 meetings with federal SBIR/STTR program representatives."