SBIR -- Small Business
Innovation Research
Proposal Consulting and Training
Cohen International provides
expert SBIR proposal consulting services.
All work is done on a confidential basis, and is performed by Roger S.
Cohen.
If
you have a question about your SBIR
proposal...
Just
pick up the phone...
and give
me a call for an instant consultation. (845) 358-8936.
Described below are three typical
consulting arrangements.
Emergency or short-notice service may be available, depending on time
and scheduling.
- SBIR
Proposal Review Service
- SBIR
Coaching Service
- SBIR
Full Proposal Production Service
We also provide SBIR Training for
companies and to the public.
Partner
Organizations:
Download
a Sample
SBIR Training Flyer for an SBIR/STTR training program.
SBIR
Proposal Review Service | SBIR
Coaching Service | Full
Proposal Production Service | SBIR Topic
Search | SBIR Training | Qualifications
SBIR Proposal
Review Service
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This service is intended for
clients who are writing, or who have already written, a draft of their
SBIR proposal and want a rapid
review and critique.
Cohen's SBIR
Proposal Review Service
is usually offered at a set price. This
is a great service for entrepreneurs and
early stage companies. It affords you access to a professional
consultant at a fee that you can afford.
Cohen will provide:
1) Initial
counseling and
guidance, helping you to understand how to be responsive to the
SBIR solicitation and
Topic, and helping
you to organize your proposal.
2) While you are writing, we will
answer your questions by telephone and email.
3) Cohen will then review your
SBIR proposal and other submission documents (for example, budget pages
and other forms), and then provide you with the following:
- A written critique of the
draft proposal.
- Does the proposal make sense?
- Are you responsive to the
government's Topic?
- Have you adequately
addressed the government's concerns?
- Does your proposed solution
solve the government's problem?
- Does the proposal satisfy
the requirements of the solicitation?
- Does the work plan/research
plan make sense?
- Is the proposed staffing and
expertise persuasive?
- Does the budget match the
work plan?
- A telephone debriefing.
- A second review and written
critique of your revised proposal draft.
Work may be accomplished
on an emergency or short-notice basis, subject to scheduling and
availability - but call early. Time runs short close to deadlines.
Note: The SBIR Proposal Review Service is not intended to be an editing service. Our
focus is on content, organization and proposal responsiveness, but not
on grammar and spelling. Proper grammar and spelling are important for
a successful proposal. Additional editing service, which consumes more
time, is also available.
SBIR Coaching
Service
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This service is intended for
clients who need assistance with the entire SBIR process. Cohen will visit your office and review with
you the SBIR solicitation and related materials. Cohen can provide
services ranging from a review of the SBIR program, initial proposal
strategizing, reviewing and critiquing your previous proposals, and
reviewing and critiquing your draft proposal.
Cohen will answer your questions
and review any draft written materials you may have already prepared.
If you wish, Cohen can also review your business plan. This service may
be provided on a fixed budget basis. This service should generally be
utilized before the SBIR Proposal Review Service.
Full Proposal Production Service
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This service is intended for
clients who need substantial assistance with the proposal development
process. Cohen is available to
prepare, write and produce your entire SBIR proposal or other
government contract proposal together with you and your staff.
Cohen will need to work closely, and nearly full-time, with your staff.
We do not write the proposal without being with you.
This service may take many days,
and is dependent upon the ready availability of your staff and
information.
Clients often ask: "We have all the boilerplate ready. We
don't have time to write the proposal. All we need is for you to
write the proposal."
Cohen responds, respectfully:
- If the proposal is all
boilerplate, then it doesn't sound quite innovative -- the "Innovative" component being the "I"
in SBIR.
- If your proposal is so easy to
write, can we really expect the government to be fascinated by your
proposed innovation?
- If the proposal is so easy
that "anyone can write it," are you really proposing something
special?
- If your proposal reads as if
someone else wrote it, won't the government realize that you are not interested enough to write your own proposal?
We'll write it with you, not for
you.
SBIR Topic
Search and Review
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This service is intended for
clients who want assistance in locating and monitoring SBIR and STTR
Topics that may be on-target for your company. We can limit Topic
Search and Review to particular agencies, but we suggest that clients
broaden their horizons, and look for Topics of interest that may be
available in a wide array of the eleven SBIR agencies. You might
be surprised what the non-obvious agencies seek.
SBIR Training
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This service is intended for
clients who want to have on-site training regarding any aspect of the
SBIR process. A typical training program
is shown on the SBIR Training page.
Roger S.
Cohen's Qualifications and Experience in SBIR and Government Contracting
Roger S. Cohen has been an
independent consultant engaged in business development since 1991. He
has been working internationally and domestically, with a strong focus
on technological business, for over twenty five years. Cohen has been produced, written, edited and
published hundreds of government contract and SBIR proposals.
You already know some of the
government contracts on which Cohen has worked: the US paper currency
and the US self-sticking postage stamps. (See Bio for more
information.)
The SBIR proposal writing and
review process has changed substantially in the last few years. Roger
not only teaches SBIR writing technicques, but Roger also continues to
take formal training on SBIR proposal writing, review and evaluation,
to stay on top of trends in the SBIR world. This keeps Cohen's skills
fresh and sharp.
All work is done on a
confidential basis, and is performed personally by Roger S. Cohen. When
the client and Cohen agree to begin work, we draft a plainly-written
letter of engagement specifying the scope of work to be accomplished,
the fee, confidentiality requirements, and other pertinent issues.
Cohen International will provide
an initial assessment at no obligation to your firm.
If you have a question about your SBIR
proposal...
Just
pick up the phone...
and give
me a call for a free and instant consultation. (845) 358-8936.
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