, entrepreneurial firms, concluding public R&D investments, primarily funded by the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR …) program, are indeed bending the arc of innovation. Firms that receive SBIR project funding would not undertake the projects in … ability to commercialize innovations. Bending the Arc of Innovation offers a theoretical model of the effects of the SBIR …

Small and young businesses are essential for job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Even most of the superstar …