To the General ZOPE and ZCommerce community members, Last week, the U.S. SBA announced the topics for its fiscal year 2000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Of particular interest to the ZCommerce and general ZOPE lists are a number of topics in Section 8.0, Technology Topics (http://ois.nist.gov/sbir/sect8_fy00.htm). These topics include, but are not limited to: 8.01 Adaptive Learning Systems 8.13 Infrastructure for Distributed Electronic Commerce, including subtopics: 8.13.2T Subtopic: Secure Agent Toolkit 8.13.8T Subtopic: Role-Based Authorization Policy Toolkit 8.13.9T Subtopic: XML for Workflow Management Phase 1 grants are up to $75,000 for 'proof of concept' and feasibility studies to prepare small businesses for going after Phase 2 grants which are up to $300,000 for applied research and development addressing the SBA's and Commerce Department's research agendas. SBIR grants are a great way to fund 'guerilla development.' They can also be the source of lost time and energy if you don't have the wherewithal to put the right team together along with the right proposal. Sohodojo (http://sohodojo.com/nanocorp.html) is an 'n2n-n2B-n2C' eHub serving a peer-based community of nanocorps, free agents, e-lancers and assorted small business revolutionaries. In addition to our general charter of being the 'standard-bearer' for the growing nanocorp community, we have a long-standing interest and world-class reputation for research and development in the area of ROLE-BASED EXECUTABLE BUSINESS MODELING technologies (http://jfsconsulting.com/home/jimbio_01.html). Sohodojo is soliciting partners interested in collaborating on the development, presentation and implementation of SBIR 2000 proposals in the topics listed above. PLEASE REMEMBER, this opportunity is most appropriate for TOP GUNS only. This is not an opportunity for newbies or learners. Your professional reputation and experience MUST contribute substantively to the credibility of the proposed research team as well as help you to make a value contribution to any proposal development effort. (Energetic newbies wanting to help and learn are welcome to contact us. However, please be aware that we cannot guarantee that anything will come of this effort, and if successful, the phase 1 funding is not likely to support a less-than-critical-path contributor.) The deadline for Phase 1 proposals for SBIR 2000 is January 12, 2000. We look forward to hearing from like-minded, self-starting, small businesses and independent professionals: please reply to mailto:hosts@sohodojo.com?subject=SBIR-2000_partnering_inquiry. Best Regards, --Jim Salmons and Timlynn Babitsky-- Hosts, sohodojo Jim Salmons and Timlynn Babitsky ___________________________________________ JFS Consulting, a North Carolina nanocorp http://jfsconsulting.com/home/nanocorp_welcome.html Our web businesses http://sohodojo.com http://squirrelfeeders.com http://popculturestore.com http://sailabaco.com