1. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
March 5, 2008
Columbus State Community College
“…take that idea to the marketplace!”

2. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Jeff
You as a participant
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3. Manufacturing & Technology SBDC
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4. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Recognition Counts
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5. SBA has Two Broad Functions
Money for Small Business
Loan Guarantees
Investment Corporations
Specialty Programs
Assistance
SCORE
SBDC
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6. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Ohio’s SBDC System
Central Ohio’s SBDC office
CSCC – In CEWD, 3rd Floor
Specialty Services Available
Manufacturing & Technology SBDC
International Trade Centers
“…take that idea to the marketplace!”

7. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Respond to changes in Defense strategies
Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRACC)
Department of Defense & Small Business Administration
Today and in the Future
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8. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.
Peter Drucker, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 1985
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9. The SBA doesn’t do your work
Pointing you in the right direction
Checking your work
Coaching (on focus, repetition, encouragement)
Modeling
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10. Manufacturing & Technology
In place to help you:
Identify and apply new technology and know-how
Improve systems to modernize management and production processes
Think and plan strategically
Design and develop products
Bring those products to the market
“…take that idea to the marketplace!”

11. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Improve systems to modernize management and production processes
“…take that idea to the marketplace!”

12. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Think and plan strategically
“…take that idea to the marketplace!”

13. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Design and develop products
“…take that idea to the marketplace!”

14. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Bring those products to the market
“…take that idea to the marketplace!”

15. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Prepare Materials
Company Name & Current Status
Products and Services
The Market
Principals/Management Team
Service Team
Financial Highlights
Capital Needs
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16. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”

17. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Imagining
Concept Development
Design and Testing
Business Analysis
Product Testing
Commercialization
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18. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Grants?
If they were easy you would have a different presenter.
Are you doing something for the common good of a state or region.
Is your “economic development” so important that government should pay?
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19. States and Federal Dollars
Ohio – Yes call Ohio SBDC or Tech Columbus
Federal – Yes, through all agencies
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20. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Federal
Agency Mission
Large Businesses
Small Business Set Aside
SBIR
Topic
Author
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21. “…take that idea to the marketplace!”
Ohio’s SBDC System
Central Ohio’s SBDC offices
Manufacturing & Technology SBDC
Jeff Shick, Director – ,
“…take that idea to the marketplace!”