Small Business Technology Council

What Small Business Technology Council does

The Small Business Technology Council (SBTC) is a nonpartisan advocacy organization that operates as an official council under the National Small Business Association (NSBA). SBTC's core function is to advocate at the federal level for small businesses engaged in research and development, technology innovation, and federal contracting, with a primary focus on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. SBTC played an instrumental role in past reauthorizations of the SBIR grant program and is currently leading advocacy efforts to achieve permanent statutory codification of SBIR/STTR, which was reauthorized through September 2031. SBTC is led by Executive Director Jere Glover, the original author of SBIR/STTR and former counsel to the SBA Office of Advocacy, who was inducted into the Bayh-Dole Coalition Hall of Fame in June 2026.

SBTC's products and services are organized around its advocacy mission rather than commercial technology offerings. The product portfolio includes a membership program that gives small businesses access to advocacy resources and policy updates, educational webinars (including a May 2026 session with the Pentagon's Office of Small Business Innovation on the new SBIR/STTR landscape), and a library of issue briefs covering trade, tech, data privacy, federal innovation programs, and patent reform. Distribution is conducted through the NSBA member portal, email newsletters, organic social media (X, LinkedIn, Facebook), and action alerts that mobilize members to contact Congress.

SBTC's business model is membership-based and recurring, generating revenue through membership dues from small businesses seeking to influence technology policy and access SBIR/STTR program support. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is acquired via direct outreach. The organization operates exclusively in the United States, serves highly innovative small businesses as its primary customer segment, and reports scale metrics including 4,000+ SBIR/STTR-funded companies annually, $22-33 in economic return per dollar invested, and 65,578 jobs created per year over a 23-year period. SBTC has no disclosed revenue, headcount, or funding data and is structured as a non-profit advocacy council under NSBA.

Name

Small Business Technology Council

Legal name

Small Business Technology Council

Website

https://sbtc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Small Business Technology Council (SBTC) is a nonpartisan NSBA council that advocates at the federal level for U.S. small businesses engaged in research, technology, and federal contracting, primarily around the SBIR/STTR programs. It serves its members through policy advocacy, educational webinars, and issue briefs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Advocacy and Policy Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

SBA/Government-Backed & Development Finance Loans (FSAKAGAI)

Keywords

• Small business advocacy
• Technology policy
• SBIR program support
• Federal R&D funding
• Legislative advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SBTC operates as a membership-based advocacy organization. Revenue is generated through membership fees from small businesses seeking to influence technology policy and access SBIR/STTR program support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SBTC is a nonpartisan, membership-based advocacy organization that operates as a council under NSBA to champion small business technology interests, particularly the SBIR/STTR federal R&D grant programs. It delivers value through legislative advocacy, policy issue briefs, educational webinars, and direct member engagement on issues including SBIR/STTR reauthorization, patent reform, federal contracting, and data privacy.

Product overview

The Small Business Technology Council (SBTC) is an NSBA council focused on advocacy and policy for small business technology interests. Rather than a traditional product company, SBTC operates as a membership-based advocacy organization offering programs including membership access to policy resources, educational webinars on SBIR/STTR programs, and resource documents on technology policy issues. The organization primarily supports small businesses navigating federal innovation programs through advocacy, not commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SBTC Membership Program A membership program that provides small businesses with access to advocacy resources, SBIR/STTR program support, legislative updates, and opportunities to participate in shaping technology policy through NSBA and SBTC.
• SBTC Resources & Documents A collection of advocacy documents, issue briefs, and resources related to SBIR/STTR programs, federal contracting, patent reform, and technology policy matters affecting small businesses.
• SBTC Educational Webinars Educational webinars designed to guide small businesses through SBIR/STTR program requirements, including FAQs about the new program landscape, with participation from federal program offices such as the Pentagon's Office of Small Business Innovation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000+ companies funded per year through SBIR/STTR programs that SBTC advocates for
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NSBA (National Small Business Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBTC operates as an official NSBA council. NSBA and SBTC work together on key legislation including SBIR reauthorizations, development of pro-tech policy programs, and streamlining federal technology resources. The organizations share advocacy goals and membership infrastructure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TechNet: Bi-partisan policy and political network for technology executives and companies. Comparable as a federal policy advocacy organization for technology businesses, though its focus is broader innovation and regulatory issues rather than SBIR/STTR specifically.
• National Venture Capital Association: Trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry. Comparable as a policy advocacy organization for innovation and startup ecosystem funding, though focused on private capital rather than federal small-business R&D programs.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Largest U.S. business federation advocating on federal policy. Comparable as a membership-based federal policy advocacy organization with small-business interests, though vastly broader in scope and resources than SBTC.
• Information Technology Industry Council: Global technology industry trade association advocating on technology policy. Comparable as a federal policy advocacy body for the technology sector, though its members are predominantly large enterprises rather than small businesses.
• National Small Business Association: Parent organization of SBTC and a long-standing small-business advocacy group. Directly comparable as a nonpartisan membership-based advocacy body working on federal small-business policy, though with a broader mandate beyond technology.
• CompTIA: Global trade association for the information technology ecosystem, including many small-business members. Comparable as a small-business tech advocacy and membership body with policy influence, though focused on commercial IT rather than federal R&D.

Direct peers

• ACT | The App Association: Trade association representing small-business technology companies and app developers. Comparable as a small-business tech advocacy organization engaging on federal policy, though its focus is commercial tech regulation rather than federal R&D programs.
• Small Business Majority: Nonpartisan small-business advocacy organization that engages on federal policy, access to capital, and regulatory issues. Comparable as a membership-driven advocacy body serving small businesses on Capitol Hill, though broader in scope than technology-only.
• Bayh-Dole Coalition: Advocacy coalition supporting the Bayh-Dole Act and university technology transfer. Directly comparable as a niche policy advocacy organization focused on federal innovation policy frameworks that SBTC also operates within.
• Small Business Investor Alliance: Trade association for the SBIC (Small Business Investment Company) program and lower-middle-market investment ecosystem. Highly comparable as a small-business capital-focused advocacy group whose mission parallels SBTC's federal-funding advocacy for SBIR/STTR.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NSBAAdvocate
• YouTubeyoutube.com/NSBAAdvocate
• Facebookfacebook.com/NSBAAdvocate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/small-business-technology-council

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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