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SBIR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

A Note from the DOE SBIR Program Manager...We have selected Foresight Science & Technology, Inc. to provide our SBIRawardees with a comprehensive set of technology and commercialization assistance toolsand training aids. Choosing to participate in DOE's Technical Assistance Program (TAP) viaForesight not only provides our SBIR awardees with the full-version of Foresight'scommercialization resources as listed below, but it also provides a secure venue forcollaboration and networking amongst like-minded entrepreneurs and industries andmarkets seeking commercializable technologies.

As an SBIR recipient, you will be granted full access to the tools and training opportunitieslisted below, such as T2+2: Technology Transfer Tools and Training, which includesthe Commercialization 101 e-courses as well as market information collected from over23 years of Foresight S&T research.

We believe that the Foresight S&T developed tools, primers and other extensive technicalassistance available to you via the DOE CAP Web site does make a difference in successfulsmall business commercialization efforts.

Please select this link to register with the Foresight Science & TechnologysDepartment of Energy SBIR Technical Assistance Program (TAP)SBIR Commercialization Support and Available Services:

Go/NoGo Assessment DocumentsTo win a Phase I your technology must be unique and useful. The Go/NoGo Assessmentleads you through data that answers both the questions. This link provides a template, aHelp File on how to do the assessment and analyze the data. It also provides a samplereport.

Improving your SBIR ProposalA tutorial which shows you how to use and build upon your Go/NoGo to write a betterPhase I proposal.

Marketing Fact SheetUse this template to prepare marketing material you can send to potential Phase IIIpartners. You can also use it to provide information to experts, end-users, and otherstakeholders. It can be attached to emails, mailed separately, or handed out at trade fairsand other marketing venues.Training

What Every Researcher Needs to Know About Commercialization, A basic primer for SBIRresearch.

Commercialization 101Use this e-training course to learn more about commercializing new technologies.

SBA's Phase I Proposal Preparation HandbookWritten by Foresight S&T under contract to the U. S. Small Business Administration shortlyafter the SBIR Program was enacted government-wide, this Handbook still provides a good

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primer on SBIR proposal preparation. You can easily find many other useful trainingdocuments on SBIR proposal preparation via a simple web search.

Market OverviewsMarket information summaries for a number of industries.

Technology RoadmapsRoadmaps are developed by governments, industry associations, and other authoritativegroups. They provide consensus technology objectives needed to sustain for short-, mid-and long-term progress in specific applications. Search this archive for roadmapsaddressing a wide range of industrial sectors and applications and for the names ofcompanies, government agencies.

TrailblazerThe Trailblazer positions a technology at the prototype stage or beyond and develops aroadmap for market entry for a technology at the prototype stage or beyond. It identifiesparticipants for concurrent engineering and opens a dialog with product line and businessunit managers at potential commercialization partners and lead customers.

Technology Niche Analysis (TNA) Assessment DocumentsThe TNA collects the data you need to develop effective market entry strategies. It alsohelps you find Phase III partners willing to write letters supporting your Phase II proposal.This link goes to a the template, the Help File for completing the assessment, and a sampleTNA. We help you complete the assessment. Use the Live Chat link to find out more.

Commercialization Plan Assessment DocumentsIf you are seeking venture capital, use this assessment to prepare the data and analysis youneed for your business plan. Be aware that you will need to follow the business plan formatrequested by the firm to whom you are submitting the plan. If they do not have a specificformat, you can use the completed assessment itself or plug this data and analysis into oneof the many free business plan formats found on the web.

Venture Capital ContactsVenture contacts searchable by state and fields in which they invest.

Regulations and StandardsA searchable list of standards. Search by promulgators or topics across a wide range ofindustries and technologies.

Data WarehouseA searchable collection of open source market research data collected by Foresight's staff.

Pipeline PartnersForesight's catalogue of companies and key individuals interested in licensing new

technology in their expressed fields of interest.

K2 BasecampK2 Know-How Knowledge Basecamp is a collaborative Wiki-format knowledge-sharingsite. Know-how is the tricks of the trade. If we do not capture it, it gets lost. We arecapturing ours and we are glad to share it with you. If you do not see what you want, postit in the discussion group. That way everyone can toss their two cents in on what they wouldlike to see too.