SBIR Company Must Read

If you are a SBIR company you need to subscribe to Rick Shindell and his news letter. I have not read a more comprehensive report on the ongoing political struggles of the SBIR program. And no one is more engaging in their writing than Mr. Shindell.

If you are a company that takes advantage of the SBIR program or are considering it take a look at Mr. Shindell's website at Zyn Systems. He gives updates on political happenings including issues such as VCs rolls in the SBIR program, adjustment to award amounts, the politicians involved in re-uping the program, changes to personnel in the administrative portion of the program, and anything else you can think of.

I write this because I look forward to his newsletter not only because it is informative but because I strive for my writing to be as engaging as his. Anyone who can mix vampires from Twilight, news media personalities such as Glen Beck and Chris Mathews, and politicians is doing alright. Oh wait. Maybe that isn't much of a stretch.

First Posting

I am not going to say much in this because I have spent some time setting this up and I am eager to put a post up to see how this displays. I will say that the R&D Tax Credit is a fantastic incentive for companies to perform R&D here in the United States rather than abroad. Many other countries use these incentives to attract business. Ireland is a perfect example of this. Because of their R&D tax incentives Ireland is viewed as a hub for research activities. Establishing this credit is one thing our politicians have got right.

What they are not getting right is the fact that they would rather use the R&D tax credit as a political football to push their own less popular agendas. Basically they are using a piece of the US' future as a bargaining tool. And while this is occurring companies are moving high tech jobs overseas to Ireland, India, and China. Making the credit permanent is a good first step to make sure high tech jobs stay in the states.

I could keep going but I am going to stop. I would rather just ask anyone who reads this material feel free to critique, complain, and just comment on anything I write. Any contributions will only make this blog more informative. Thanks.