John Ujvari is an entrepreneurial stage technology commercialization advisor and North Carolina’s statewide SBIR/STTR Program specialist with the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC). Based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, John works with clients throughout the state on the effective use of non-dilutive federal funding toward the commercialization of innovative technologies. His work has been recognized at both the state and national levels. As a frequent guest speaker, training program coordinator and business advisor, he has helped to guide clients with innovative technologies through significant funding raises and commercial successes since 2001. John also founded and continues to lead the SBTDC’s Technology Commercialization Graduate Summer Consulting program. This unique program has placed nearly 200 graduate business students from top tier universities with close to 400 early stage, commercialization-driven high tech companies.
John earned his MBA degree from Wake Forest University’s Babcock Graduate School of Management with a concentration in entrepreneurship and received a BS degree from the University of Virginia.
In his free time, John enjoys outdoor activities, including sailing, as well as traveling and spending time with his wife and son.
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Embracing the “B” in SBIR… Assisting Tech Clients to Build a Compelling Business Case