SBIR Phase I: Proposal to Create a Directed Search and Training Engine to Educate and Support Entrepreneurs

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的目的是设计和建立一个运行的有向搜索和培训引擎的原型，以教育和支持企业家。企业家有机会创造有利可图的，改变社会的公司，提供高质量的工作，但许多企业家缺乏至少在资本，金融，法律的和启动管理方面的一些技能，这些技能是将机会转化为成功企业所必需的。企业家可以使用许多资源，但由于该主题有数百万个搜索引擎链接，大多数有价值的资源实际上是不可见的。Enclaim方法是使用先进的在线软件和语义网络技术，结合对创业的深入了解，创建一个独特的在线系统。该系统将评估企业家目前的知识和技能以及企业的类型和状况，并提供与合格的国家、州和地方资源的具体、定制的联系。主要研究目标是设计和原型的语义网络和相关问题，以评估企业家和新的企业。另外两个目标是为两个示范州确定国家资源和州/区域资源的临界量，并对其进行定性和编制索引。预期的研究成果将是系统的运行原型的发展，包括推理机和语义网络，以及合格的，索引的资源描述的基础集。我们预期的成功结果将是能够通过系统运行一个简单的案例，并使其产生适当的输出。该项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是显着的，因为该项目将有助于提高创业成功率在美国。目前，风险投资支持的公司的创业成功率不到50%。创业的总体成功率要低得多，因为风险资本家只投资了所有企业的百分之几。如果美国能够提高企业家的成功率，将为国家带来巨大的经济和社会效益。许多地方、州和联邦机构都在努力提高企业家的成功率，但没有机制让企业家随时找到这些现有资源。Enclaimant相信，这个定向搜索和培训引擎，以教育和支持企业家将迅速吸引许多企业家谁将迅速上升的创业学习曲线，因为他们将与最高质量和最有意义的资源和接触定制为他们的努力。这些企业家将形成一个为成功做好准备的社区。现有的专注于创业领域的企业在商业上已经是可行的。定向搜索和培训引擎的实力将构成一个强大和有利可图的业务的基础，为美国的高潜力企业家提供培训、资源、指导、获得顾问和资本以及社交网络。该系统和社区还将帮助联邦、州和地方机构更好地接触潜在的企业家，并将他们与合格的地方和区域资源联系起来，增加政府对创业的其他投资的杠杆作用。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to design and build a running prototype of a Directed Search and Training Engine to Educate and Support Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to create profitable, society changing companies with high quality jobs, but many entrepreneurs lack at least some skills in the areas of capital, finance, legal and startup management which are required to convert an opportunity into a successful enterprise. Many resources are available to entrepreneurs, but with millions of search engine links on the topic, most valuable resources are effectively invisible. The Enclavix approach is to use advanced on-line software and semantic networking techniques, combined with deep knowledge of entrepreneurship, to create a unique on-line system. This system will assess the current knowledge and skills of the entrepreneur and the type and state of the venture and provide specific, customized connections to qualified national, state and local resources. The primary research objective is to design and prototype the semantic network and related questions to assess the entrepreneur and the new venture. The two other objectives will be to identify, qualify and index both a critical mass of national resources and state/regional resources for two example states. The anticipated research results will be the development of the running prototype of the system, including the inference engine and semantic network, and the foundational set of qualified, indexed resources described. Our expected successful outcome will be the ability to run a simple case through the system and have it generate appropriate output.The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is significant as the project will assist in increasing the rate of entrepreneurial success in America. The current rate of entrepreneurial success for Venture Capital backed companies is less than 50%. The overall rate of success of entrepreneurship is far lower, as venture capitalists invest in only a few percent of all ventures. If the United States could improve the success rate of entrepreneurs, significant economic and social benefits would accrue to the nation. Many local, state and Federal agencies are trying to improve the success of entrepreneurs, but there is no mechanism for an entrepreneur to readily find these existing resources. Enclavix believes that this Directed Search and Training Engine to Educate and Support Entrepreneurs would quickly attract many entrepreneurs who would move quickly up the entrepreneurial learning curve because they would be presented with the highest quality and most meaningful resources and contacts customized for their efforts. These entrepreneurs would form a community prepared for success. Existing businesses focusing on narrow slices of entrepreneurship already are commercially viable. The strength of the Directed Search and Training Engine would form the basis for a robust and profitable business providing training, resources, mentoring, access to advisers and capital and social networking for America's high potential entrepreneurs. The system and community will also help federal, state and local agencies better reach potential entrepreneurs and connect them to qualified local and regional resources, increasing the leverage of other government investments being made in entrepreneurship.