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Re:Why Can't Startups Get US Government Contracts? by shas3 on Friday September 25, 2015 @01:33PM (#10279475)
The other problem with SBIRs is that products and sales are usually not deliverables for the money that the government gives via SBIR grants. So it is hard to scale up without other investment.
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Re:Why Can't Startups Get US Government Contracts? by something123 on Friday September 25, 2015 @02:32PM (#10279836)
Yep, and because all the projects are done with zero enthusiasm and only because they have a small business budget to blow, they often have no inclination to consider a Phase II or III
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