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Help for inventors to develop their technology innovations into marketable products and find federal funding to do so.

Regional Directors
The Wyoming Business Council’s Regional Offices are designed to be the “first stop shops” to help clients seek the type of assistance they need.

Wyoming Research Products Center (RPC)
The center helps inventors statewide and those at the University of Wyoming develop their technology innovations into marketable products. Visit www.uwyo.edu/rpc, contact Davona Douglas, Intellectual Property Analyst, at 307.766.5594.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
The Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) assists qualified Wyoming small businesses and individuals in accessing the funds available through SBIR and STTR Programs. The Business Council uses the program as a method for small businesses in Wyoming to access federal aid to develop their products. Visit www.uwyo.edu/sbir or contact Eugene Watson, WSSI Program Manager at 307.742.7162.

Manufacturing-Works (formerly MAMTC)
Manufacturing-Works serves small and mid-sized manufacturers and technology companies in Wyoming by providing counseling, training and resources to help them grow. Visit www.manufacturing-works.com.

Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
The SBDC helps Wyoming small businesses and entrepreneurs by providing management assistance, educational programs and helpful resources. Visit www.uwyo.edu/sbdc.

Wyoming Market Research Center (WMRC)
The WMRC provides low to no cost market information to Wyoming businesses including competitive analysis, marketing lists, custom demographic and psychographic analysis, industry trends, government regulations, geographic information services, marketing material evaluations and original research. Contact your Regional Director.

Other Web Site Links:

• Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) partners with service companies and equipment manufacturers to test new ideas and products. RMOTC is part of theU.S. Department of Energy. The field is located on the west side of the Powder River Basin within the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 (NPR-3), the Teapot Dome Field, near Casper, WY. RMOTC provides the link between development and getting technology to the industry, the opportunity to field test, document, and demonstrate the benefits of technology, and leveraging your dollars with those of RMOTC via cost sharing. RMOTC welcomes all inquiries for energy related field test projects in a real-life application in a working oil and gas field.