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Annex I Tasks to Further Develop and Implement the Methodology
Pages 78-80

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... the value to the federal research agencies of SBIR-funded projects; and (2) the quality of research being conducted by small business.1 Information associated with "value to" the Federal agency from SBIR projects will be drawn primarily from internal agency sources.
From page 79...
... The evaluation literature and the evaluation experience of the Committee and that of the expert consultants reporting to the Committee,9 suggests that the first-level net benefits will be quantified based on both retrospective and prospective survey data. The information collected in Task 1 and Task 2 should identify relevant first-level output measures such as sales, employment growth, new products and processes, leveraged R&D investments (including additional R&D investment dollars as well as the establishment of new research partnerships10)
From page 80...
... Non economic benefits include the impact of SBIR on small business growth and development, knowledge effects, environmental benefits and public safety. These factors are related to cluster phenomena, links among SBIR firms, universities, government laboratories, and large firms, and the availability of highly qualified workers.


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