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Green Bonds Experience Massive Growth
Bloomberg New Energy Finance Reports a record breaking year in Green Bonds with over 30% growth. They Expect and additional $39 Billion to be issued buy the end of the year. The rise in green bonds presents additional growth in clean tech startups by funding projects with positive climate benefits.
Packed Room Learns How to “Ramp Up Revenue”
What's the #1 cause of a new business failure? The inability to get customers to buy their product! On September 13th a lively crowd heard from two fascinating experts on how to market and sell your product. Key insight: 90% of new companies do a...
How Sacramento Stacks Up
Two recent reports (from CleanEdge and Next 10) show the Sacramento region in the top echelon of clean tech regions in the country. While the regional ranking has fallen over time, most of this is because the ratings are based more and more on third-party sources for...
New Clean Tech Companies Introduced at PowerUp!
If you didn't have a chance to join us at Hot Italian for our Summer PowerUp event on the 24th, you missed a great one! Hot Italian makes wonderful pizza and they just kept them coming....along with pitchers of beer. Thanks so much to Doug Bosley of BTNT law firm...
Company Profile: Terzo Power
Founded by Mike Terzo, Terzo Power Systems is a manufacturer and product development company working in the fluid power and hybrid electric industries. They are pioneering specialized hydraulic system design in hybrid off-road vehicles and direct fluid control technology.
The Biggest Branding Mistake Made by Startups
by Aaron Heinrich Having worked with companies of all sizes over a 20-plus year career, I can honestly say I’ve seen a thing or two. While this hasn’t included the examples shown in the various Farmer’s Insurance commercials, like dogs that slip cars into...
Profile: Athena Intelligence
Athena Intelligence is a Sacramento startup creating AI software to identify the actual cost of resource usage on agricultural land. The idea formed nearly a decade ago when founder David Sypnieski started selling to farmers and realized data driven...
HaneyBiz: Gary Simon Interview
"Nothing good happens till someone writes a check" Check out Mark Haney's interview of CleanStart Chairperson Gary Simon from July 22nd. Listen to them discuss CleanStart, when clean tech companies should go after funding, how to listen to customers and...
Entrepreneurs Dive into Crowdfunding Workshop
The number one need for a startup is almost always money. Now there is a new path to raising capital to launch a tech business. CleanStart is helping entrepreneurs get into the crowdfunding business! It requires some new skills and new techniques, most of which are...