Applications Open for the Spring 2013 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC) on February 12, 2013

The Ariziona Commerce Authority is pleased to announce the opening of the submission window for the Spring 2013 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC) on February 12, 2013.   On or before that day, the Application – Download & Submission page will be updated, and you will be able to download an application, complete it, and then submit it by March 19th.   The Arizona Innovation Challenge awards the most money in the country for a business plan competition!Continue reading

Opportunity Alert: ACA Program Helps You Submit SBIR STTR Grants

The Arizona Commerce Authority was awarded an $80,000 grant from the US Small Business Administration and has contributed $200,000 in matching funds and in-kind services to develop the PIII Playbook; a structured program of training and technical assistance to prepare Arizona’s small high-tech companies to compete more effectively for federal SBIR/STTR Phase I and II awards and ultimately commercialize their innovations in Phase III.

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