Personnel Changes at the Business Accelerator
Portland State Business Accelerator companies-in-residence will notice a change in personnel at the Accelerator beginning on May 1. After six-and-a-half years serving the companies that call the PSBA home, Matthew Foreman, Operations Manager, is retiring. Matthew has been an integral part of the PSBA team with a can-do attitude that helped facilitate the inner-workings of the PSBA. We will miss Matthew, and wish him a happy retirement. Assistant Program Manager, Christelle Sheldon, will join the PSBA from Stanford University. Christelle has over a decade of experience in higher education and brings a skill set that will assure the PSBA operates smoothly while expanding our marketing and social media presence in the Portland startup ecosystem.
ABCs of SBIR/STTR Funding Free Webinar
On Wednesday, May 13, Propel PSU partner, VertueLab, is hosting a free webinar for those interested in applying for federal SBIR/STTR grants. The webinar is appropriate to researchers, entrepreneurs, and companies new to SBIR, those wishing to learn more, and those planning to write their first proposal. Topics to be covered include eligibility requirements, size and ownership rules, the difference between SBIR and STTR, and contracts vs. grants. To attend the 5/13 webinar, RSVP here.