Cal State Fullerton, Chapman And Tritech Sponsor SBIR/STTR Grants Workshops For Small Businesses

IRVINE, Calif. - Oct. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- Entrepreneurs and businesses looking to capitalize on the $1 billion annual Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) funds will receive expert training in a series of SBIR/STTR workshops sponsored by TriTech Small Business Development Center, California State University, Fullerton and Chapman University.

The first of three workshops will begin on October 15^th at Chapman University with an Introduction to SBIR/STTR grants, and again at California State University Fullerton on November 15^th, and December 13^th. These workshops are half day events to be held from 3PM – 6PM.

The workshop will be facilitated by Molly B. Schmid Ph.D., as the workshop leader, she has worked with executive teams that raised over $100MM in funding through venture capital, corporate partnerships, public markets, and US and Canadian federal research grants.  Molly has served on NSF and NIH review panels, where she was a grant reviewer for many years, and also served as chair of SBIR/STTR review panels for NIH.  She has been part of the Southern California entrepreneurial community, and is currently President of the Tech Coast Angels Inland Empire network, and a member of the TCA Board of Directors.

Topics covered during the workshop include basic information about the federal SBIR and STTR programs, benefits and limitations of SBIR/STTR funding and steps to prepare for the writing and submission processes.  TriTech will also offer follow up sessions on how best to navigate through the SBIR post award process.

Registration fee is $40. Register to attend the event through Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8593845423.  For further information regarding the event, contact Christopher Earl at 951-571-6480.

About TriTech SBDC

TriTech (www.tritechsbdc.org) is a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) that works with high technology fast growth firms by offering no cost consulting to entrepreneurs and businesses looking for go-to-market strategies that will accelerate the growth of their enterprise. To provide the training and seminars on topics that are relevant and valuable to entrepreneurs and businesses, TriTech has assembled a team of professionals who assist with funding presentations, strategies for securing equity capital and debt financing. TriTech also provides high level referrals to service providers and resources who give companies a competitive advantage. All of TriTech’s services are provided at no cost to clients.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Christopher Earl for TriTech SBDC

951-571-6480

christopher.earl@rccd.edu (mailto:marquise.jackson@rccd.edu)