Small Business Technology Council

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The Small Business Technology Council is a council organization of the National Small Business Association. SBTC members are entitled to all of the benefit programs offered by NSBA.

sbir The Winds of Change:
Will "small business " be removed from the Small Business Innovation and Research Program?

As congress continues to move swiftly and covertly on passing SBIR Reauthorization legisltation SBTC needs your help more than ever. Take action today by sending a letter to your elected officials or donate to the SBIR Reauthorization Action Fund. It is only with your support that we can successfully weather the winds of change.

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LATEST TECHNOLOGY NEWS

* House Passes SBIR Reauthorization Bill -- Could be Bad News for Small Business

* SBTC Expresses Concern Over SBIR Program to House Small Business Committee

* House SBIR Reauthorization Bill Draws Critics

* Pretending to Be Small: Fortune's Take on H.R. 5819

* Major study by National Academy of Sciences finds significant value in SBIR Program

RESOURCES

Below are resources you can use in discussions with your Congressman and Senators about SBIR reauthorization. The first is SBTC’s letter to the House Small Business Committee expressing SBTC’s concerns about the reauthorization. 2-4 are brief papers why SBIR Reauthorization is important. For more information go to the members only section. If you have forgotten your pass word contact Alec@SBTC.org

*	SBIR Reauthorization: Importance of Small Technology-Based Companies to the U.S. Economy
*	SBIR Reauthorization: Importance of Small Business to the U.S. Economy
*	SBTC written testimony on SBIR reauthorization, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, House Science and Technology Committee, 26 April 2007
*	Recent Accomplishments by SBTC
*	Memo from Defense Undersecretary Kenneth Krieg on SBIR commercialization
*	SBIR White Paper
*	Roland Tibbetts Paper on SBIR Reauthorization
*	U.S. Senate Testimony of SBTC Board Chair Mike Squillante on VC Participation in SBIR
*	SBTC testimony in U.S. House of Representatives on VC participation in the SBIR Program
*	Challenging Contract Bundling

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