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Appendix G: Comparison Group Analysis
Pages 394-407

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From page 394...
... 1999 and FY2008 inclusive; and all principal investigators who received a Phase I SBIR award and whose company did not receive a Phase II award during the same period. We sought to develop a useful comparison group for the data collected through the 2011 NRC Survey, but encountered substantial difficulties in finding matching firms – similar in their demographics, market orientation, industry sector, age, size etc. -- that have not received SBIR funding.
From page 395...
... TABLE APP G-2 Distribution of Total Sales, by Range and Phase DoD SBIR Phase I Only (Percent) DoD SBIR Phase II (Percent)
From page 396...
... TABLE APP G-6 Additional Investment after SBIR Award DoD SBIR Phase I Only (Percent) DoD SBIR Phase II (Percent)
From page 397...
... TABLE APP G-9 Company-Level Changes as a Result of the SBIR Funding Phase I Only Phase II (Percent) (Percent)
From page 398...
... TABLE APP G-11 Participation in Commercialization Training, by Phase DoD SBIR Phase I Only (Percent) DoD SBIR Phase II (Percent)
From page 399...
... DoD SBIR Phase II (Percent) 0 48.6 25.6 1 21.4 18.0 2 14.5 17.8 3 6.4 12.7 More than 3 9.1 25.8 Total 100.0 100.0 At least 1 51.4 74.4 N= 220 488 SOURCE: 2011 NRC Survey, Question 39.4.2.
From page 400...
... Phase II (Percent) Had a transformative effect 20.2 20.2 Had a substantial positive long-term effect 44.6 56.8 Had a small positive effect 27.2 17.2 Had no long-term effect 7.0 3.8 Had a negative long-term effect 1.1 1.9 Total 100.0 100.0 N (unique companies)
From page 401...
... TABLE APP G-19 Number of Previous Companies Started by Founders DoD SBIR Phase I DoD SBIR Only (Percent) Phase II (Percent)
From page 402...
... TABLE APP G-21 Number of Founders with Academic Backgrounds DoD SBIR Phase I Only (Percent) DoD SBIR Phase II (Percent)
From page 403...
... Phase II (Percent) Aerospace 31.6 46.3 Defense-specific products and services 68.1 71.6 Energy and the environment 11.8 10.7 - Sustainable energy production (solar, wind, 2.8 2.2 geothermal, bio-energy, wave)
From page 404...
... Phase II (Percent) Not enough funding 61.2 24.8 Project goal was achieved (e.g.
From page 405...
... DoD SBIR Phase II (Percent) 0% 26.5 17.3 1%-10% 10.8 14.5 11%-25% 14.6 15.9 26%-50% 13.5 19.5 51%-75% 19.2 17.6 76%-100% 15.4 15.2 100.0 100.0 N (unique companies)
From page 406...
... DoD SBIR Phase II (Percent) 0 26.1 20.0 1 35.6 34.4 2 18.7 17.3 3 8.3 11.5 4 5.2 6.5 5 or more 6.0 percent 10.2 percent Total 100.0 100.0 1 or more 73.9 80.0 N= 348 704 SOURCE: 2011 NRC Survey, Question 40.1.1.
From page 407...
... Only asked for Phase II awards.


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