REPORTING CATEGORY DEFINITIONS. When reporting on any item you must include results/impact of activities. (Example: Provided procurement contract matches to 100 clients, of which 50 received awards totaling $50 million. This moved the state from 49th place to 45th place in receipt of government contracts.) Provide reports in MS Word format (non-PDF file). Those marked with an * are those pertaining to SBA “national priorities.” Category Definition 0100 ADVOCACY Demonstrate delivery of the following: • Support for small business interests within the SBDC's jurisdiction to improve the climate for small business and contribute to the vitality of the small business sector. • Include, as appropriate: public speeches, testimonies before state and/or federal legislatures and small business week activities. 0200 CAPITAL FORMATION Demonstrate delivery of the following: • Develop or assist in developing capital for small businesses (e.g., loans, microloans, grants, Community Express). • Developing close linkages with SBICs, venture capital firms, Certified Development Companies (CDCs) and state and local finance programs. 0300 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE Demonstrate delivery of the following: • Identifying innovation and technology developed by the Federal Government and/or academic organizations having commercial or practical potential and alerting industry and state and local governments to its availability. • Transferring expertise and equipment available from the Federal Government to the private sector • Transferring innovation and technology from business to business, SBIR activities, etc. Note in particular, any collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for multi-media pollution prevention, Clean Air Act and other environmental assistance activities. • Providing information and education on the use of technology in everyday business activities or processes (See Section VIII D, XXII). 0400 INTERNATIONAL TRADE Demonstrate delivery of the following: • Promoting increased exports by small businesses such as: supporting Export Assistance Centers (USEACs); evaluating small business firms' export capabilities; assisting with a client's export related financing needs, providing counseling, training and outreach assistance including conducting USEAC E- TAP programs and other co-partnership events; partnering with public and private sector organizations involved in export developmen...
