SBC
has consulted to several renewable energy and clean tech start-ups
in the Northwest region, and has become increasingly involved
in efforts to galvanize and grow targeted clean technology sectors
in Washington State.
Recently, an SBC team planned and facilitated
a Clean Technology Retreat to catalyze the City of Seattle’s
goal of becoming a national leader in this industry. Attending
stakeholders included:
Industry Executives
Public Officials
Entrepreneurs
Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists
University Representatives
from organizations
such as the Washington Clean Technology Alliance, the Greaters
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, WA Department of Community,
Trade and Economic Development, the Prosperity Partnership,
Enterprise Seattle, and the Puget
Sound Regional Council. Our firm used the results of this meeting
to help the City develop a plan that involves both short and
long-term strategies, as well as recommended action steps the
Clean Tech sector could take immediately with regard to:
Public
policy
Funding mechanisms
Research
and commercialization
Business competitiveness
Workforce
development and
Communication
SBC
has also written and contributed to several industry and
policy papers around
clean technology:
Carbon
Footprinting and Climate Change 
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