How to Create a Strong Business Proposal for Approval in the US
Many people are unaware of the development of public-private alliances, and those that are do not always perceive the advantages of involvement in these consortia and projects. The advantages include awareness of significant and minor technological changes that will impact their companies; input into the research agenda of the consortium or cooperative so the results can be adopted by SMMs; tracking the trajectory of a new technology to know when to make an investment in it; and participating in R&D activities with possible consumers so improving the SMM's reputation as an innovative supplier to those customers. Using a process akin to that developed by RTI International55 as part of a series of projects with the Federal Laboratory Consortium would guarantee consistent engagement of a wide range of advanced manufacturing ecosystem players, understanding of the technologies and the accompanying industry value chains, identification and alignment with industry needs, and leverag