In 2016, NBDC helped technology commercialization clients obtain $6.7million, including $3.1 million in SBIR/STTR awards.
NBDC will help you identify where your innovation is in development and create a path from there to commercial success. Consultants support the journey at each stage:
Seed
NBDC provides SBIR/STTR grant assistance to:
- Locate agencies with an R&D focus that fits your innovation
- Connect you to appropriate program manager
- Identify size and location of potential market for your product
- Develop budget and financial projections for proposal
- Improve and provide third party review of your proposal to ensure that it meets all agency requirements
- Help you find and develop useful partners—manufacturers, researchers, business owners, management consultants
Prototyping
- Access grants from Nebraska Department of Economic Development
- Identify and pitch to angel or venture capital investor
Commercialization
- Acquire comprehensive market research
- Develop detailed financial projections
- Find legal, intellectual property, software development, prototyping, and grant-writing resources
- Use networks that are particularly helpful to new tech businesses—tech transfer offices and local incubators, accelerators, entrepreneurial and investment groups