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2010 TIP
Competition Focuses on Manufacturing Technologies
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on 21 April 2010,
a new competition for high-risk, high-reward research
funding under the Technology Innovation Program (TIP). The
new TIP competition offers cost-shared funding for
innovative research on “Manufacturing and Biomanufacturing:
Materials Advances and Critical Processes. Approximately $25
million is available for first-year funding for an expected
25 new TIP projects. The goal of the effort is to inspire
revolutionary materials advances leading to new products
with advanced features and improved characteristics that
will enter the market more quickly.
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Listen to
Archived Career
Webinar: How the SBA/IEEE-USA Partnership Can Help
Engineering Entrepreneurs
IEEE-USA and the
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are working
together to strengthen and expand small business development
throughout the country. In this
webinar, Penny Pickett, SBA's Associate Administrator
for Entrepreneurial Development, will provide a general
overview of SBA, touching upon the partnership with
IEEE-USA and the range of services/products that will
benefit U.S. IEEE members.
IEEE-USA
Launches TechMatch Service for Entrepreneurs
IEEE-USA
has teamed with Business Catapult to create a new online
service that will allow entrepreneurs access to seasoned
businesspersons who, at no charge, will help them improve
their business plans.
IEEE-USA TechMatch provides a detailed, automated
assessment of the entrepreneur’s plans and objectives, and
then a committee of experienced reviewers will provide
sustained, customized feedback to help improve the submitted
business plan prior to presentation to prospective
investors. > more
IEEE-USA
and Small Business Administration Partner to Assist
High-Tech Entrepreneurs
 To assist
high-tech entrepreneurs starting new businesses, IEEE-USA
and the U.S. Small Business Administration have signed an
agreement pledging mutual cooperation in promoting,
strengthening and expanding small business development
throughout the country. According to IEEE-USA President
Gordon Day, the agreement will benefit IEEE members who are
starting their own technology-based businesses.
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Entrepreneurs Launch New Village
IEEE-USA has
launched a new forum that provides the user with new and
improved user functionality. If you are an entrepreneur or
thinking about becoming one this
online Village is the place to post your questions, seek
advice and mentor other entrepreneurs.
Updated:
21 May 2010
Contact: Scott Grayson,
s.grayson@ieee.org
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