Event to connect entrepreneurs to federal funding sources.

A virtual event hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration will connect technology entrepreneurs to the country's largest source of early stage funding.

The 2021 National SBIR Week begins July 19 and will connect small business innovators with the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. Registration for the online event, which runs through July 23, is available online.

SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman will provide opening remarks on July 19.

"The $4 billion in federal non-dilutive funding offered through SBA's SBIR/STTR programs is often a critical milestone in moving an entrepreneur's research idea from concept to commercial product/services," John Williams, SBA director of innovation and technology, said in a news release. "This national conference will enable entrepreneurs across the country to engage virtually with the federal program managers that oversee more than 7,000 awards annually. SBA...