For Entrepreneurs and Start-ups

CCMR provides assistance tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs and early-stage “start-up” companies via the following programs:

Pre-Seed Workshop (PSW)

The PSW program consists of two intense 1-day sessions separated by 1-week of "homework." Workshop teams are formed around a faculty or student inventor with an idea, a post-doc or graduate student, an undergraduate, an MBA candidate and an experienced start-up coach from the business community who leads the team.

The team members help the inventor to better understand their technology and its applications, the corresponding markets, the competition and help them analyze the business potential of their idea.

More information on the Workshop can be found at http://www.psw-ny.com

Support and assistance for companies seeking SBIR and STTR grants

Existing small businesses are eligible for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs of the US government.

This assistance includes:

• Identifying solicitations from US government agencies
• Understanding the steps to writing and submitting an application
• Finding Cornell faculty partners
• Identifying facilities resources
• Providing letters of support
• Reviewing  your proposal