Journey from Marker to Lab: Small Business Activities

Section titled "Proposal and Commercialization Plan" and shows two monitors side by side with three people depicting DARPA PM and small business. The 1st monitor displays the text "DARPA Techology Focus Area" and the second monitir displays the text "Business Plan". Depicts the DARPA PM and small business working together to align ideas with capability gaps.

Section titled "Network" shows a small business representative with captions branching off that, read Partners, Industry Academia and program managers. Depicts the small business networking with Program Managers, Academia, Industry and Partners.

Section titled "Request" and shows a person standing at a computer workstation hold a document depicting a payment schedule. Depicts the small business requesting payment schedule that sustains the Phase 1 contract.

Section titled "Explore Ideas" shows three people standing at a white board reviewing ideas for applications. Depicts the small business identifying potentiial applications.

Section titled "Add Resources" shows three people sitting at there qubicle on there computers and a person standing at a white board marking a check list. Depicts the small business addking critical business resources for DCAA compliance.

Section titled "Identify Customers" show a person stading a white board that displays the text "Refine Business Plan" and has 4 arrows pointing to 4 images that displays a graduation cap depicting Academia, money symbol depicting money, buildings depicting Industry and symbol for an organization chart. The image depicts the small business matching technology to potential customers and Non-SBIR funding.

Section titled "Market Technology" shows two people standing at a white board that displays the text Techology Readiness Levels. The image depicts the small business assessing technology readiness levels and identifing partners.

Section titled "Demonstrate" shows two people in lab coats conducting a demonstration members of small business moving by. The image depicts small business Participating in demos and experiments, moving the technology/product to productions and sales.