National Small Business Funding Tour to Visit UNO
Representatives from one dozen federal agencies will be at Mammel Hall in June to discuss how small businesses can receive funding.
On Wednesday, June 29, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s national road tour is coming to Omaha with a focus on STEM innovation.
The tour, “Seeding America’s Future Innovations,” stops at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Mammel Hall on Wednesday, June 29, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Attending the tour is completely free and only requires registration, which can be found at http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/road-tour-tickets.
Entrepreneurs, researchers and small technology firms in Nebraska who take part in the tour will have the rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with program managers from 12 federal agencies and learn how to compete for $2.5 billion in early stage funding.
Registration for the tour as a whole will remain open until the day of the event. One-on-one meeting registration closes June 15.
Organized by the Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC), part of the UNO College of Business Administration, this free event features decision makers from the following agencies:
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Missile Defense Agency
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Department of the Air Force
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Commerce – National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services – National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The event also includes information from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development regarding additional state resources. Lunch is provided.
The tour is a national outreach effort to spread awareness of technology funding opportunities provided through the SBIR and STTR programs. Each stop is hosted by a local organization that supports technology-based entrepreneurship.
Last year, the Nebraska Business Development Center helped clients obtain $5,429,257 in funding for technology commercialization, including $3,566,463 in SBIR/STTR awards.
Event supporters include the Nebraska Innovation Campus, Invest Nebraska Corporation, UNeMed Corporation, NUtech Ventures, Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Industry Relations, LI-COR, Greater Omaha Chamber – Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Advent LLP, UNO Senior Vice Chanchellor BJ Reed and Creighton University.
For more information or event questions, contact Wei Jing, technology commercialization program director, at wjing@unomaha.edu or 402.554.6270.
For media requests, please contact:
Sam Petto, UNO Media Relations Coordinator
unonews@unomaha.edu
402.554.2704
or
Charley Reed, UNO Associate Director of Media Relations
unonews@unomaha.edu
402.554.2129
About the Nebraska Business Development Center
NBDC is a cooperative program of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the College of Business Administration of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. NBDC provides direct management and technical assistance to more than 2,000 businesses in Nebraska each year from offices throughout the state. Consultants are business owners, community leaders, MBAs and MBA candidates with credentials and experience in loan packaging, business valuation and exit planning. NBDC has specialists in government contracting, international trade, lean manufacturing and sustainable business practice.
About the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Located in one of America’s best cities to live, work and learn, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is Nebraska’s premier metropolitan university. With more than 15,000 students enrolled in 200-plus programs of study, UNO is recognized nationally for its online education, graduate education, military friendliness and community engagement efforts. Founded in 1908, UNO has served learners of all backgrounds for more than 100 years and is dedicated to another century of excellence both in the classroom and in the community.
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