On this episode of Winning Strategies Playbook, James and Megan welcome Robert McClain, PhD, Associate VP of Research & Innovation at the UNT Health Science Center. They discuss the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, and why they’re helping businesses take advantage of these funds available to them.

They also discuss the twelve different programs run by different federal agencies and how they offer grants to small businesses with innovative ideas. This funding allows for research and development that can potentially expand or grow a business. Robert also talks about what led him to the Fort Worth area, and who his philosophy of entrepreneurial thinking helped lead a faculty, staff and students to think like innovators.

Robert also discusses the importance of taking chances at a young age and how he found success in his field.