The Small Business Innovation Research Program
| Author | : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Exploratory Research. Small Business Innovation Research Program |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 1993-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1568064276 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781568064277 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (277 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Small Business Innovation Research Program written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Exploratory Research. Small Business Innovation Research Program and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SBIR Program today is widely regarded as an effective facilitator of small business innovation, as a driving force behind technological advance, and as a mechanism through which the Federal Government can multiply the return on its $70-billion-per-year investment in R&D. Studies indicate that small business procude about twice as many innovations per employee as large companies. Roughly one in four SBIR projects result in the development and sale of a new commercial product -- a very high ratio in the risky R&D business. Graphs and charts.