SBIR/STTR Support Services

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program are federally mandated small business set-aside programs that annually provide over $2.0 billion to small businesses for early stage research and development of innovative ideas.  Eleven federal agencies currently participate in the program based on the size of their annual extramural R&D budget. For more information on the SBIR program we invite the reader to visit the SBIR Help Desk co-managed by Meeting the Challenge and PBC, inc.

Meeting the Challenge, Inc. provides support services related to the SBIR & STTR programs in two areas: training and proposal development.

• SBIR/STTR Training - MTC's Randy Dipner has delivered training programs ranging from one or two hours to two days in length to audiences across the country. Training sessions are co-delivered with Mr. Dipner's SBIR partner Mark Henry. Mr. Henry is nationally recognized as the Vince Lombardi of the SBIR program. He led Bend Research to over 175 SBIR wins in the 80's and 90's. Together Randy and Mark, the SBIR Guys, bring their extensive, first-hand knowledge of the program coupled with an upbeat presentation style has engendered rave reviews from every audience.
• SBIR/STTR Proposal Development - MTC provides direct support to small businesses in the development of competitive SBIR/STTR proposals using a proven methodology. The methodology involves guided background research, development of a white paper to test the SBIR/STTR proposal story, production of key pre-proposal data to ensure consistency of content and scope of the proposal, and editorial and content review support of the actual proposal. Typical support of a Phase I SBIR/STTR proposal ranges from eight to twenty hours. MTC's consulting rate for SBIR/STTR proposal development support is $112 per hour.