03/09/2011
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"We are here to discuss a topic that is very important to New Hampshire businesses, to the future competitiveness of this country, and that is how we can support innovation in our small businesses."
"Thank you, Senator Shaheen and Ayotte, members of the committee, for inviting me here today to speak and to join in this discussion."
"I would encourage all of you to talk to the House members, which is where the bill is held up."
"The success rate of their SBIR applications has become sufficiently low, 15 percent for Phase I for many of these, that applicants no longer view the program as a viable path to think about how to get..."