Our CEO Barb Ewing shared insights on our incubator's growth, services, and challenges facing small additive manufacturing startups. Her expertise continues to drive innovation in our community. #AdditiveManufacturing #StartupGrowth
The afternoon is underway at #MMX2024! Barb Ewing, CEO of the Youngstown Business Incubator, spoke about the services and growth occurring at the Incubator and the trials and tribulations faced by small additive manufacturers as they start up and scale their businesses. Dr. Larry John, Industrial Base Systems Engineer and Castings & Forgings Lead, for Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for Industrial Base Policy and Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment, highlighted the criticality of castings and forgings to defense capabilities and DoD systems and weapons. Our nation’s government and industry sectors must collaborate with international bodies to develop an investment strategy for C/F modernization and expanded capacity. Joe ComptonCompton, SBIR/STTR Execution Chief, offered an overview of the SBIR/STTR programs and what small businesses can expect surrounding timeline, feasibility, and funding amounts. America Makes is the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. #SBIR #STTR #investmentstrategy #castings #forgings #smallbusinesses #AmericaMakes #MMX2024
