Tap Space Technology
Many new products and developments with promising commercial applications have grown out of space research. Over 3,400 National Aeronautics and Space Adm... Read story
NASA
Small Firm Wows Nasa With "unique" Process
Making windmills should be easy, right? So when NASA decided to develop a wind-powered turbine for generating electricity, it gave the contract to Lockhe... Read story
Who's Who In The Space-launch Biz
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration charges $20 million to $30 million to launch a satellite these days, but those prices will probably rise... Read story
The Wild Green Yonder
Raising capital can be especially difficult for a company whose future plans are up in the air. But as the commercialization of outer space accelerates, s... Read story
Hotline
New trends in the small business world. Read story
Movers, Not Shakers
Movers that specialize in office equipment and the importance of hiring a specialist. Read story
Small Firms Line Up for NASA Contracts
Plans for new rockets and a trip to the moon have opened up opportunities for companies in a number of industries. Read story
NASA Awards Small Business Contracts
The space agency is providing $38 million to boost innovation at smaller tech firms. Read story
Small Firms Vying for NASA Contracts
April 4, 2007 -- NASA has selected 18 small business technology transfer research proposals for contract negotiations worth a total of $1... Read story
Tips on Winning Federal Tech Grants
Small-business owners will be offered tips on winning government grants for technology and innovation at a conference in Texas this fall. The Natio... Read story
NASA Offers Free Rocket Scientists
A great NASA giveaway. Read story
Proving that You Have the Right Stuff
A growth company in Topeka prepares to make its cosmic debut. Read story
Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)
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Tune In, Download
An overview of a company offering technology that will allow data to be transmitted with video signals. Read story
NASA Conference for Small Businesses
Feb. 9, 2007 -- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a NASA facility located at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, wil... Read story
Seminar on Winning Research Grants
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center will host a pair of seminars next month aimed at helping small-business owners win federal government ... Read story
Turning Vendors Into Partners
Almost everyone is gunning for your business. But will your vendors treat you the way you treat your customers—like a true partner? Here are some questions... Read story
Veteran-Owned Firm Wins $5.4 Billion Fed Contract
April 12, 2007 -- GovWare, a Vienna, Va.-based IT firm, has been awarded a $5.6 billion federal contract, the largest ever granted to a s... Read story
What's Next: Mistakes Were Made
When your company screws up, don't hide it. Blog about it. And let everyone learn from the error. Read story
Why Bureaucrats Avoid Small Business R & D
As a rule, the federal government doesn't like to do business with small companies, for reasons that are not hard to understand if you're the government e... Read story
Small Businesses Awarded NASA Contracts
Nov. 21, 2006 -- NASA has selected 287 proposals from small businesses nationwide for federal research and development contracts worth $2... Read story
Images Helped NASA with Discovery Re-entry
August 8, 2005 --As the space shuttle Discovery prepared to re-enter the earth's orbit Tuesday morning at Edwards Air Force Base,... Read story
7 New Technology Marvels , inc5000 Article - Inc. Article
Our Inc. 500|5000 CEOs don't settle for what's already on the market. They seek out new and efficient technologies that make our lives easier. Here are a ... Read story
Give Government Research Back To Entrepreneurs
Federal research laboratories have no business working on gas heaters, solar power, or other programs that compete directly with the private sector. Read story
Space-Age Phone
New business manufactures dime-size microphone/receiver to replace the traditional phone handset. Read story
Free Software
Company sells list of software programs available free from the government. Read story
Grist: Micromanagers, Unite!
Confessions from a real-life micro-manager -- and how our company can benefit from a little meddling. Read story
Grist: Micromanagers, Unite!
Confessions from a real-life micro-manager -- and how our company can benefit from a little meddling. Read story
How to Start an Aerospace Company
Just seal yourself and your partner in a bubble for two years, then work your NASA contacts, says Jane Poynter of Paragon Space Development Read story
Start-up Focus: Gateways to Space
A quick look at how a start-up creates educational videos that use astronauts to inform and entertain. Read story
Ask Robert Stephens
Robert Stephens is the founder of Geek Squad, a tech-support company that was acquired by Best Buy in 2002. He still runs the 17,000-employee company. Read story
For Those Who Do Inhale
Help for asthma sufferers. Read story
Entrepreneur of the Year
In the entrepreneurial achievement of 2004, Burt Rutan became the first private businessman to launch human beings into space. His ultimate goal: to make spa... Read story
The Wrong Stuff
When space buff Gary Hudson dared to go where no businessman had gone before, the results were a real blast. Read story
Captain Kirk And His Spatial Light Modulator
Ron Kirk came back to Findlay, Ohio, with a fireman's commission and a deep curiosity about holography. Today his small company, Holotronics, holds the brigh... Read story
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) is the federal government's most important research and development funding program for small busine... Read story
Most Likely to Succeed
Call 'em snow jobs: These companies capitalize on winter weather. Read story
If You Can't Take The Heat, Try A Headband
It's a long way from the depths of space to a tennis court, but Larry Kuznetz has started a business that bridges those miles. Drawing on 15 years o... Read story
Having Conquered Earth, Google Sets Its Sights on the Moon
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Qualcomm Eudora 6.2
Inexpensive and easy to manage, but with some growing pains. Read story
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