March 2009
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the THINKS you can think up if only you try!” - Dr. Seuss Oh, the THINKS You Can Think! Members met for informal discussion of various aspects of innovation. We discussed how the government is helping to finance inventors. 1. The state of Indiana supplements, and helps inventors obtain, Small Business Innovation Research ( SBIR ) grants. Rich Boling ( rboling@techshot.com ) of Techshot told us that the state of Indiana will pay someone, such as Elizabeth Brooke Pyne ( bpyne@iedc.in.gov ) of the IEDC SBIR/STTR Program Office or Heidi Platt of Platinum Grants & Proposals , LLC, up to $6,500 to help a first time SBIR grant applicant prepare an application. Contact Mr. Boling or the IEDC for more details. And consider attending the SBIR workshops offered by the IEDC (Indiana Economic Development Corporation). 2. Matt Thie mentioned that the state of Indiana encourages patent activity by allowing a tax exem