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SBA Growth Accelerators: The Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Looking to accelerate the growth and development of your small business, check out SBA’s Accelerator Grantees for additional services |
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U.S. Global Development Lab A new entity within USAID that brings together a diverse set of partners to discover, test, and scale breakthrough solutions to achieve what human progress has only now made possible -- the end of extreme poverty by 2030. But we can't do it alone. Let's co-create a sustainable future for everyone. |
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Horizon 2020 The financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness. Seen as a means to drive economic growth and create jobs, Horizon 2020 has the political backing of Europe’s leaders and the Members of the European Parliament. |
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EXPORT.gov For American companies, exporting makes more sense now than ever before. Exporting has become a lot easier for companies of every size, including small and medium-sized businesses that may previously have found it challenging. |
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NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a public/private partnership that works with small and midsized U.S. manufacturers to create and retain jobs, increase profits, save time and money, develop new customers, and expand into new markets. |
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Manufacturing.gov A national advanced manufacturing portal highlighting the national network for manufacturing innovation. |
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USAspending.Gov: American public access to information on how their tax dollars are spent USAspending.gov was first launched in December 2007 to fulfill these requirements. Prime award information shown on the website is provided by Federal Agencies through four main source systems. |
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Data.Gov: The home of the U.S. Government’s open data Find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. |
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The Federal Laboratory Consortium The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) is the nationwide network of federal laboratories that provides the forum to develop strategies and opportunities for linking laboratory mission technologies and expertise with the marketplace. |
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Grants.gov The Grants.gov program management office was established, in 2002, as a part of the President's Management Agenda. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, Grants.gov is an E-Government initiative operating under the governance of the Office of Management and Budget. |
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AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador Program The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people. |
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Minority Business Development Agency MBDA is a leader in strengthening the economy and improving the lives of all Americans. We support job growth and economic expansion through a network of MBDA business centers, collaboration with federal, state and local government agencies, and strategic partnerships. The U.S. economy continues to benefit from a strong minority business sector as illustrated by our big numbers below |