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Re:How Washington Can Support Entrepreneurs by lallysingh on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @06:10PM (#629302)
Especially for techies, there are some good programs available for people who want to try a startup. Specifically SBIR (small business innovative research) and STTR (Small business Technology TRansfer) are really well suited to get money to get your feet off the ground. And they don't want any equity in return, they just want to be a customer!
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Re:How Washington Can Support Entrepreneurs by sachinag on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @06:21PM (#629320)
You're kidding, right? No, seriously, you're kidding, right? They're predicated on "protectable IP" and only go to established companies - i.e. your side project doesn't qualify unless you've already incorporated. I could go on, but I already did:

http://www.businessinsider.com/economic-advice-from-an-entre...

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Re:How Washington Can Support Entrepreneurs by lallysingh on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @06:24PM (#629326)
Odd, I worked for a small (3 people) company that lived off of these things. We didn't have any problems.

I'll note that these were all DoD.

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Re:How Washington Can Support Entrepreneurs by troystribling on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @07:24PM (#629409)
When I worked for NASA I knew several researchers who were funded through NASA's SBIR program as independent investigators.
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Re:How Washington Can Support Entrepreneurs by DanielBMarkham on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @06:19PM (#629318)
Just remember that both of these programs require paperwork that has to be submitted at an appropriate time of the year. It's not like you can just walk up and get SBIR funding.
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