TECH NEWS
November 17, 2025
NEWS | SBTC Chair Discusses SBIR/STTR Lapse, Work for Small Business with NSBA in Recent Interview
NSBA and SBTC continue leading advocacy urging Congress to reinstate the critical SBIR/STTR funds for small-business research and innovation.
November 13, 2025
PRESS | NSBA Commends Congress for Ending Shutdown, Harm for Small Business
“Lawmakers and agency staff must act quickly to try and earn back trust from the small-business community,” McCracken went on to say, “And that includes expediting payments and moving forward on other key small-business programs like the Small Business Innovation and Research (STTR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs that have languished since Sept. 30 due to another failure of lawmakers to move the ball down the field.”
November 12, 2025
NEWS | SBIR/STTR Reauthorization at Standstill as Government Set to Reopen - NSBA, SBTC Small Business Advocates Sound the Alarm
Stand with NSBA and the Small Business Technology Council (SBTC) in our fight to ensure reauthorization and permanency for SBIR and STTR programs - critical research and innovation funds for the nation's most important economic community.
TECH AND RELATED ISSUE BRIEFS
Support Robust Small-Business Contracting
More can and should be done to ensure fairness for Small Business and firms in the federal marketplace.
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Strengthen Federal Innovation Programs
More must be done to ensure the long-term stability and viability of SBIR/STTR programs.
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Data Privacy Regulations
In an increasingly digital world, governments globally at all levels are enacting internet privacy rules proving to be complex and burdensome, particularly for many Small Businesses.
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Cybersecurity and Financial Protection
Small Businesses are relying on information technology and digital tools more than ever.
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Artificial Intelligence
Many Small-Business owners have expressed concern that technology regulations could harm their businesses and reported that their businesses would face challenges complying with proposed AI
regulations at the state level.
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Immigration Reform
Small-Business owners stand to be significantly impacted by various broad immigration reform
proposals, specifically as they relate to availability of workers and compliance with new and/or existing rules and regulations.
Trade, Related, Tech
Improve Workforce Training
A Small Business that makes good hiring decisions tends to have higher productivity and lower turnover, which positively affects the bottom line.
Tech
Reinstate R&D Deduction
Starting in 2022, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) requires businesses to amortize Research and Development (R&D) expenses over a five-year period.
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Patent Reform Regulations
Weakened patent laws continue to undermine the U.S. patent system.
Tech
Internet Neutrality
Lawmakers are at an impasse on an approach to implementing a productive legislative framework.
Tech
Digital Economy
Ensuring Small-Business participation in the digital economy must be a priority in D.C.
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