Joni Ernst: “This new status quo at SBA is unacceptable.”

For too long, a select number of repeat winners have treated the SBIR and STTR programs as a steady income stream rather than a path to commercialize technology.

The new commercialization standard rewards companies that convert research into customers and follow-on contracts that meet the mission, while limiting new seed awards to firms that have made SBIR grants their revenue model.

Santa makes a list and checks it twice. States should too.

Abe Sandquist is a grow getter when it comes to operating a small business.