An Overview of the TechEDge Program for Arizona SBDC Network, July 2012, a program to serve small business incubators for the state of Arizona

1. Arizona SBDC Statewide
Incubator Assistance Grant
Presented by:
Mark Engle, Director
MCCD Small Business Development Center
2400 N. Central Avenue, #104
Phoenix, AZ 85004
480-784-0590

2. Before We Get Started
• Introductions of SBDC
staff
• Purpose of Presentation
• www.aztechedge.com

3. Agenda for today
• History of project
• Clean Technology grant
• City of Chandler project
• Project Socrates model
• HP Life project
• SBA Grant

4. Clean Technology Grant
• Objectives
• Assessment & Action Plans
• IP Property Management
• SBIR
• Investor Readiness
• Business Planning

5. Agenda for today
• History of project
• Clean Technology grant
• City of Chandler project
• Project Socrates model
• HP Life project
• SBA Grant

6. TechEDge Class
• 10 week class on technology
• Online with all videos and
handouts
• Features Subject Matter
Experts (SME)
• Involves Counseling
• TRL Readiness Assessment
• Preparation for Incubator
clients
• Two classes so far…. Lessons
learned and potential

7. Technology Readiness
Assessment
• Developed with SME
Assistance
• Tool to assess readiness, but
also template for planning
• Develops “Punch List” for
client and scope of work for
SBDC

8. Raising Capital for
your Technology
Venture
• A full day (8+ hours) of “drinking
from the firehose” on key issues
• Features SME’s also as an
interactive panel
• Leads to understanding of
technology readiness vs. raising
capital
• 2 Successful presentations to date,
with high enthusiasm of all

9. Research Assistance Program
• Kickoff July 31st with Lunch n
Learn cosponsored by AZ
Technology Council and ASU
• Features TRL Assessment Tool
• Features Clean Technology
Research and Small Business
Roadmaps
• Positions small businesses to
utilize above services,
including customized research

10. TechEDge Lunch n Learns
• Hour long trainings at
Incubators on current business
topics
• Using Videoconferencing
capabilities for sharing
• Fall series in process of being
developed

11. TechEDge Coffee &
Connections
• Quarterly series
involving business
topics of interest
• Plus networking within
incubator
• Helps build cohort

12. Innovation Conference
• Fall 2012 conference in
Chandler for statewide
audience
• Program to focus on Innovation
and the new economy
• Looking to build annual event
for Arizona to promote
innovation and technology

13. Patent Clinic
• Patent Clinic – half day
program to link clients and
legal professional SME’s
• Current in-business and
preventure clients both
• Emphasis on early stage Patent
management strategies

14. Investor Pitch
• Half day program to
introduce to skills needed
to be effective
• Practice sessions with
real situation analysis
• Involve SME’s to make it
real and provide feedback

15. Incubator Involvement
• SBDC grant provides
technical assistance to
Incubators and their
clients
• No-cost to implement
trainings such as classes,
seminars and
conferences
• Statewide Audience any
project can qualify

16. What TechEDge
can provide
The program will promote
the small business
counseling and training
you need to make your
clients better businesses
or increase chances of
success

17. Marketing & Promotion:
Brochures

18. Flyers, Email blasts,
Success Stories in papers…

19. Small Business Staff &
SME’s

20. Thank you!
Presented by:
Mark Engle, Director
Maricopa Community Colleges Small
Business Development Center
2400 N. Central Avenue, #104
Phoenix, AZ 85004
480-784-0590
www.maricopaSBDC.com