Nerac to Host the Next XcellR8 Meeting October 13th

TOLLAND, Conn. - Oct. 11, 2016 - PRLog -- Nerac (www.nerac.com) is pleased to announce the next XcellR8 meeting which will be held Thursday, Ocotber 13, 2016 at the Nerac headquarters in Tolland, CT. The XcellR8 meetings are high energy, interactive gatherings for entrepreneurs to pitch ideas and concepts and to brainstorm creative solutions to challenges. XcellR8 welcomes Nicolle Melville, a Procurement Specialist with the Connecticut Procurement Technical Assistance Program (www.ctptap.org) and Lisa Powell, Economic Development Specialist with the US Small Business Administration (www.sba.gov).

CT PTAP is funded by a grant from the Federal Government Department of Defense and the State of CT, and is a free service.  The SBA offers assistance for free to small businesses in the form of training opportunities throughout the state each month, assistance with municipality opportunities and one-on-one counseling.

Mark Smith from Macroscopic Solutions recently met with Nicolle and with her assistance, was able to properly register his firm with the procurement arms and agencies responsible for sourcing equipment.  Based upon Mark's experience and recommendation, we've invited Nicolle and Lisa to XcellR8 to outline and share the program benefits and support services available through their respective organizations.

This session is ideally suited for our member businesses who wish to consider selling their goods and services to federal and state agencies and who wish to learn how to maximize the resources available to them.

XcellR8, established as a networking cell in northeastern Connecticut, was one of four cells originally created by members of the Connecticut Technology Council executive board, including Nerac CEO, Kevin Bouley. Nerac generously makes space available to support this growing community of entrepreneurs.

"The Tolland/Nerac XcellR8 group continues to accomplish an amazing amount for our participants with just the volunteer talent and the energetic people who attend the sessions," said Bouley. "I'm very excited to welcome Nicolle and Lisa so they can share the benefits and services that are available to our XcellR8 members and how to best leverage them for success."  Contact XcellR8 (mailto:xcellr8@nerac.com) to learn more today.

About Nerac
Nerac Inc. is a global research and advisory firm for companies developing innovative products and technologies. Nerac provides expert insights that equip clients with the knowledge to develop or refine a technology, explore market growth opportunities, evaluate intellectual property strategies and respond to regulatory changes. Nerac serves approximately 20,000 users worldwide and delivers over 75,000 research projects and custom alerts each year. Nerac has a long, successful consulting history in a wide-range of industries with a strong focus in the areas of pharmaceutical, food and nutraceuticals, medical device, engineering, energy and advanced materials.