The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) commissioned the first comprehensive study examining the factors that may influence women’s participation in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs—also known as America’s Seed Fund. The NWBC intends for this report to provide a baseline understanding of the inclusion of women entrepreneurs and female principle investigators in the advanced technology business realm funded by SBIR/STTR.

The NWBC is a non-partisan federal advisory committee created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.

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