Spurring Small Business Innovation Act This bill establishes the Regional High-Growth Collaborative Pilot Program to provide specialized resources for starting and scaling small businesses in high-growth industries. The program shall be a five-year, two-phase program to establish one regional high-growth collaborative in each of the 10 regions of the Small Business Administration. Each collaborative shall establish connections between small businesses in technology industries and other entities to provide small businesses with assistance and training related to technology and innovation. Following the program's expiration, the Government Accountability Office shall report on the program's impact and effectiveness.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Advanced technology and technological innovationsBusiness investment and capitalCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentSmall businessTechnology transfer and commercializationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWomen in business
Spurring Small Business Innovation Act
USA116th CongressS-2150| Senate
| Updated: 7/17/2019
Spurring Small Business Innovation Act This bill establishes the Regional High-Growth Collaborative Pilot Program to provide specialized resources for starting and scaling small businesses in high-growth industries. The program shall be a five-year, two-phase program to establish one regional high-growth collaborative in each of the 10 regions of the Small Business Administration. Each collaborative shall establish connections between small businesses in technology industries and other entities to provide small businesses with assistance and training related to technology and innovation. Following the program's expiration, the Government Accountability Office shall report on the program's impact and effectiveness.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsBusiness investment and capitalCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentSmall businessTechnology transfer and commercializationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWomen in business