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SUMMARY:Startups: Write a Stronger SBIR Phase I Proposal
DESCRIPTION:​\n\nBuild the Commercial Foundation for a Competitive Phase I
  Proposal\n\nPreparing to pursue SBIR/STTR funding? Build the market evid
 ence\, commercialization strategy\, and project pitch needed to strengthe
 n your Phase I application.\n\nThis six-week workshop combines hands-on c
 ustomer discovery\, expert instruction\, and individualized mentorship to
  help technology innovators validate their market opportunity and develop
  a credible commercialization plan. Participants will work with an assign
 ed business mentor (Entrepreneur-in-Residence/EIR) and receive feedback f
 rom experts familiar with the SBIR/STTR process.\n\nLimited space availab
 le. Applications are due September 25\, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.\n\nAPPLY FOR T
 HE UPCOMING FALL 2026 COHORT\n\nTurn Market Insights into a Stronger SBIR
 /STTR Proposal\n\nGo beyond the classroom with an experiential program de
 signed to help you test your assumptions\, understand your customers\, an
 d translate what you learn into a stronger commercialization strategy.\n\
 nVALIDATE YOUR MARKET\n\nApply Lean LaunchPad and customer discovery meth
 ods to test your business hypotheses. Conduct customer interviews to bett
 er understand customer needs\, buying behavior\, and the value your techn
 ology can deliver.\n\nBUILD YOUR COMMERCIALIZATION STRATEGY\n\nEvaluate y
 our market opportunity\, identify a beachhead market\, assess competitors
  and intellectual property\, develop your business model and go-to-market
  strategy\, and create a milestone-driven commercialization roadmap.\n\nP
 REPARE YOUR PHA\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/3f4c7069-a252-4e2e-bf76-8d
 8f455b234d
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