First Steps for Starting a Small Business
The NCI SBIR PLAN Webinar focused on the First Steps for Starting a Small Business. The content covered:
- Key steps to get your small business started;
- Entrepreneurial roadblocks;
- Transitioning from academia to industry;
- Financial tools;
- Entrepreneurial resources;
- IP protection;
- Types of commercial entities;
- Getting help from the University; and
- Financial strategies.
In this PLAN webinar, prior SBIR/STTR awardees with a variety of cancer technology products explained how they tackled challenging issues related to starting a small business.
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Entrepreneurial vision Licensing a university technology Corporate structure considerations Non-dilutive funding & raising private capital Assembling a business team |
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Transitioning from Academia to business IP/licensing Prioritizing key experiments Helpful resources (networking events, classes, accelerator programs) |
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Reasons for starting a small business Transitioning from academia to business Helpful resources (non-dilutive funding, entrepreneurial training, accelerators) Risk benefit frameworks for starting a small business Clinical partnerships |