; (10) the terms Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program have the meanings given the terms in section 9(e) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(e) ); and (11) the term women’s business center means a women’s business center operating pursuant to section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 ). (b) Establishment of pilot program There is established in the Administration, for the covered period, a Regional High-Growth Collaborative Pilot Program, the purpose of which is to provide the specialized resources that are necessary in order to start and scale small business concerns in high-growth industries. (c) Phases of pilot program (1) Phase I (A) In general The Office shall— (i) carry out a competition to establish a total of 10 entities that shall serve as regional high-growth collaboratives during the first 2 fiscal years of the covered period; and (ii) in carrying out the competition required under clause (i), ensure that there is established 1 regional high-growth collaborative in each of the 10 regions of the Administration, as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (B) Duties Each collaborative established under subparagraph (A) shall, during the 2-fiscal year period described in subparagraph (A)(i), establish connections between small business concerns in industries relating to technology and other entities in order to— (i) offer to those small business concerns— (I) access to appropriate technical and managerial resources; and (II) connections to the programs overseen by the Office of Entrepreneurial Development of the Administration; (ii) provide to those small business concerns— (I) market research relating to potential customers for the products and services offered by the small business concerns; and (II) other types of business training relating to technology and innovation; (iii) facilitate access to capital for those small business concerns