Sources of Assistance

NASA encourages firms to gather additional SBIR/STTR information from other Federal and non-Federal sources.

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Business Assistance

U.S. Business Advisor	The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions
Small Business Financing - Some Guidelines	Some Considerations Prior to Seeking Financing
Strategic Alliance Partnering - Some Guidelines	Strategic Alliance: A business relationship in which firms combine complementary strengths and share risk by pooling financial, physical, and personnel resources regarding a specific business venture; each firm remains a distinct entity, separate from its strategic alliance partner.
Ex-Im Bank's Small Business Programs	Ex-Im Bank has undertaken a major effort to reach more small business exporters with better financing facilities and services, to increase the value of these facilities and services to the exporting community, and to increase the dollar amount of Ex-Im Bank's authorizations supporting small business exports. As in all Ex-Im Bank programs, the goals for assisting small businesses are: superior customer service, to make a difference by providing critical support, and to provide taxpayers with value.
NASA Office of Small Business Programs	The Headquarters Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is responsible for the development and management of NASA programs to assist small businesses.
Creating a Business Plan	The business plan for a commercial venture is a tool that serves both the internal management needs of the private entity and the informational needs of external entities who are critical to the venture's success.
State Small Business Programs	Each state operates a small business assistance program that just might be able to help you.
Venture Capital Information	Sources of Venture Capital for the SBIR Entrepreneur
SBDC National Clearinghouse	The Small Business Development Center National Clearinghouse (SBDCNET) serves as a resource to the SBDC community in the United States and its territories by providing timely, relevant research, web-based information, and training to SBDC counselors and their small business clients.
Women's Business Ownership	The office provides a network of training, counseling and mentoring services to help women start and/or expand businesses.

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Technical Assistance

NTSR: NASA Technical Report Server	The NASA Technical Report Server contains Access to unlimited/unrestricted NASA and NACA reports and journal articles, many available as full-text, searchable PDF files; advanced searches include non-NASA information received through automated harvesting.
Search SBIR Awards From All Agencies	Search Small Business Innovation Research Awards from all agencies

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Other Related Assistance

NASA's Minority University Programs	NASA's Office of Equal Opportunity Programs (Code E) established the Minority University Research and Education Division (MURED) in 1990 to increase the Agency's responsiveness to Federal mandates related to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Other Minority Universities (OMUs), including Hispanic Serving Institutions and Tribal Colleges and Universities.
Procurement Marketing and Access Network	Pro-Net is an electronic gateway of procurement information -- for and about small businesses. It is a search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small firms and a "link" to procurement opportunities and important information. It is designed to be a "virtual" one-stop-procurement-shop.
Other SBIR/STTR Sites	Agency SBIR/STTR Program Links