Wisconsin Technical Assistance Programs

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Agency Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network (WEN) SBIR/STTR Assistance Ms. Pat Dillon, MBA Northwest Regional Director, WEN University of Wisconsin-Extension Division of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development 210 Water Street, P.O. Box 4004 Eau Claire, WI 54702 (715) 836-5056 dillonp@uwec.edu

Overview

WEN SBIR/STTR ASSISTANCE: WEN, a program created by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce (COMMERCE), serves as the State's focal point to help Wisconsin SBE access federal funding through the SBIR and STTR Programs. WEN and its numerous Wisconsin partners from government, academia, and the private sector involved in promoting entrepreneurship and economic development aim to assist and strengthen Wisconsin’s pursuit of federal SBIR and STTR awards by its tech-based small business sector. WEN and its collaborating partners provide SBIR/STTR assistance that includes:

• educational sessions on how to compete
  
• proposal preparation and submission
  
• pre-submission proposal reviews
  
• establishment of research partnerships with academia/non-profit research institutions and technology transfer opportunities for the commercialization of innovations
  
• selection of appropriate federal agencies and research topics of interests/needs that fit with the SBE business strategy
  
• development of commercialization strategies and Phase II Commercialization Plans
  
• intellectual property management in federal grants and contracts

WEN also administers the competitive Technology Assistance Grant (TAG) Program for COMMERCE. TAG is a small grant of up to $3,000; of which 25 percent is matched by the small business. TAG funding is used to hire an approved private sector service provider to assist a small business with its federal SBIR/STTR proposal preparation and submission (see www.wenportal.org). This is a one-time grant.

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