Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Funding Your Innovation Through the SBIR/STTR Program

Register now at rsvp@azinnovation.com for session I, session II or both sessions “Funding Your Innovation Through the SBIR/STTR Programs”

The seminar series will focus on several business areas of significant interest to the southern Arizona high tech business community: Aerospace & Defense, BioTech and Clean Energy.

If you are interested in significantly increasing your ability to competitively win new Phase I & II SBIR/ STTR awards, this is a must attend event!

SBIR/ STTR funding represents just the "tip of the iceberg" of the development and subsequent transition-to-production funding available to small businesses. Learn how to obtain 'beyond Phase II' transition-to-production sources of funding and propose candidate SBIR/ STTR topics for future solicitations

Networking time will be provided during this two day event to enable the attendees to learn from each other and the speakers

Draft of Flier for Arizona Western Conference on Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship & Business Conference
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Schoening Conference Center
College Community Center (3C) AWC Main Campus
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Arizona Western College Business and Workforce Development & Business and CIS present Placing the Key to Business Success in the Palm of Your Hand
Keynote Speaker: Norm Dominguez, CEO of Business Network Int’l
Norm Dominguez is the CEO of Business Network Int’l.,
which was founded in 1985. The organization has over 5,400
chapters in 41 countries throughout North America, South
America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. Last year alone,
BNI generated over 5.6 million referrals resulting in over
$2.3 billion U.S. dollars worth of business for its members.

Cost of attendance is $39.00 per attendee.

Funding is currently available to attendees towards
cost of attendance, in partnership with Innovation
Frontier AZ and the Yuma Private Industry Council.

For pre-registration and /or how to learn about
attendance scholarships, please call (928) 317-7674
or email Mr. Carlos Figari, Professor of Entrepreneurship
at carlos.figari@azwestern.edu.

Innovation Frontier Arizona is funded by a $5 million WIRED grant and a $2 million
Community Based Job Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. This is an
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon
request to individuals with disabilities.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Small Business Information Session with Congresswoman Giffords and Ana Ma, Chief of Staff for SBA

Small Business Information Session with Congresswoman Giffords and Ana Ma, Chief of Staff for SBA

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords invites you to join her and Ana Ma, Chief of Staff for the Small Business Administration in Washington DC, to hear about ways in which the Small Business Administration can help your business.

In addition to the information you will receive from Ana Ma about Small Business Administration programs, Debbie Chandler, MAC's Executive Director, will discuss the free or low cost training and consultation resources available in Tucson.
When:
Saturday, January 23, 2010
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Where:
Eller College, University of Arizona
Berger Auditorium, McClelland Hall
1130 E. Helen Street, Tucson
Free parking is available in the garage immediately west of McClelland Hall on the corner of Park and Speedway

Please RSVP by January 20 to 520-881-3588 or RSVP
via email at rsvpgiffords@mail.house.gov.

*This email address will now send you directly to Rep. Giffords' rsvp link.