Promoting small business through public-sector technology transfer |
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Authors: | Raymond Radosevich Ph.D Cesar Lombana |
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Affiliation: | 1. Anderson Schools of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 2. Technology Applications Department, Technology Transfer Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Abstract: | It is generally concluded that small businesses are the most effective institutional mechanism for the execution of technological innovation in the United States. Federal legislation provides for special considerations to be rendered to small businesses when public-sector technology is to be transferred to the private sector. Nevertheless, the activities of many federal laboratories lag in the transfer of technology to small businesses relative to large businesses. This paper examines the reasons for the current low level of interaction between federal laboratories and small businesses including the constraints typically encountered in working with small businesses. Recommendations are made to enhance the lab/small-business relationship. Finally, a sample program at Sandia National Laboratory for assistance to small businesses is described. |
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