in my decade. Does it mock the assertions of Senator Kerry and SBAs Jere Glover about the value of SBIR?
Boston Globe, Jul30]. Since after $844M of SBIR in New England, nobody draws VC investment, how can the beneficiaries claim that SBIR such an economic engine? Kerry wants present jobs in Massachusetts and Glover’s job depends on inventing programs for small businesses. Although the present excuse for bringing it up is the re-authorization of minuscule STTR, the larger question should be raised in SBIR’s 1999-2000 reauthorization debate. Notbloodylikely. BMDO Winners Conference (Jun 25) BMDO is having an SBIR Winners Conference July 10-11, Washington (for whose convenience?) The objective seems to be to teach Phase 1 companies how to compete for Phase 2 and to commercialize (a sine qua non for Phase 2 and for life after SBIR). For the $200 entry fee plus all expenses, companies can come and dance around each other looking for an edge in the Phase 2 competition in which half will lose. Those who don’t come will worry that those who do will get an edge with the decision maker. The prelimi
