Investing in Your Success

WBI invests in strong partnerships, education, and resources in order to bring the best ideas and solutions to bear for the Department of the Air Force.

Small Business and Start-Up Resources

AFRL Small Business Hub

  • As the collaborative effort between the AFRL Small Business Office and Wright Brothers Institute, the AFRL SB Hub provides the tools, strategies, and insights you need to work with the U.S. Department of Defense.

  • Attend the Small Business Hub’s expert-led Collider events, access their small business resources, and tap into their robust ecosystem of AFRL organizations and partners.

USAF / USSF Tech Connect

  • The Entrepreneurs’ Center is a modern economic development organization that fosters and empowers the development and growth of entrepreneurial businesses right here in the Dayton Region.

  • As an entrepreneur, finding the right resources and connections for your business is key when you’re managing multiple priorities. Get started here!

The Entrepreneurs’ Center

  • Learn more about science and technology challenges, grants, and other opportunities through USAF/USSF Tech Connect.

  • Innovators can gain access to subject-matter-experts, networking opportunities, R&D collaboration, proposal consulting, and more within the US Air Force and Space Force.

Academic Partnership Resources

AFRL Regional Network

  • This pilot initiative assembles a new science and technology ecosystem with universities, large and small businesses, other government agencies, and venture capitalists in which partners help the lab research high-risk case studies.

1819 Innovation Hub

  • College@Elm provides spaces for the most innovative and creative companies to locate in a vibrant rural community fueled by the engine of Miami University as an incubator of ideas, novel thinking, and state-of-the-art facilities.

The College@Elm Innovation and Workforce Development Center

  • The 1819 Innovation Hub is the University of Cincinnati’s front door for industry, inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs.

WBI Ecosystem

Become a part of the ever-growing Wright Brothers Institute Ecosystem and get connected to institute partners, DoD entities, businesses big and small, universities, and beyond!

“WBI’s assistance in connecting to individuals, internal and external, to the USAF, collaboration with partners to increase ROI, and excellent research and project management professionals have been instrumental in breaking down obstacles for initiatives.”

-Chief Engineer (AFRL/RY)