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Tech Garden Clean Tech Center NewsThe Clean Tech Center receives Kauffman Foundation Enitiative Grant
The summer institute will bring faculty expertise and research and development from SUNY-ESF and Morrisville State College together with Clean Tech Center entrepreneurial expertise. A curriculum will be developed that will include instructors from the three organizations, as well as angel and venture investors, financial institutions and other lenders, service providers, utilities, industry associations and government agencies. The institute will provide assistance to foster clean technology business development. The goal of the program is to create better alignment of technical and entrepreneurial resources. The Enitiative Project stems from a grant awarded to Syracuse University in 2006 by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, Missouri. This five year, $3 million grant is part of the Kauffman Campus Initiative to transform the way colleges and universities teach entrepreneurship education. Clean Tech Center Goes Web 2.0
What are they reading? The latest news about the clean tech industry in New York state, as well as university research and new funding programs to support the development of the green economy. A news site, “Clean Tech NY” is a daily look at statewide news and regional highlights. A discussion group, “Clean Tech Café” is an open forum for intelligent discussion on what New York state can do to advance the green economy. Chamber members are encouraged to participate in the conversation, and sign up for RSS news feeds. Here’s a quick round-up of The Clean Tech Center’s Web 2.0 toolkit:
Find The Clean Tech Center on Facebook, too, as well as the Ning site created for HB2009 by the SyracuseCoE with Nectar Partners. The Clean Tech Center is also featured in specialized forums created by the Business Incubator Association of New York State. Stay up to date on news. Start a conversation or post a discussion thread. The Clean Tech Center is connecting entrepreneurs across New York state to advance innovation. Clean Tech Center Creates Regional “Green Innovation” Asset GuideThe Clean Tech Center has compiled a 14-county asset guide that includes all of the region’s R&D assets, university programs, economic development support organizations, and funding resources related to green innovation. It is a comprehensive tool for entrepreneurs and companies looking for business and technology assistance.
The resource guide will be available online soon at The Clean Tech Center’s Web site: www.TheCleanTechCenter.com and will also be available as a PDF by e-mailing: info@TheCleanTechCenter.com. Green Business Development Days Continue with the SBDCDo you have an idea about starting a green business or expanding your existing business? An SBDC counselor is available for one-on-one consulting to help move your idea forward. This is free expert service the first Wednesday of every month at The Clean Tech Center, so take advantage of it! Upcoming “Green Business Development Days” at The Tech Garden are: November 4 and December 2 To schedule an appointment, e-mail: cleantech@thetechgarden.com or call (315) 579-8369. Return to Front page - Return to top - Contact us © Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce |
The Syracuse University Enitiative Project has awarded The
Clean Tech Center a grant to work with SUNY-ESF and Morrisville
State College to design and implement a summer institute
for training clean technology company leaders in Upstate New York. 
The Clean Tech Center has launched a comprehensive Web 2.0
communications program to reach the global green entrepreneurial
community, and the results are impressive. Within the first
month of launch, there are already clusters of followers
from the Silicon Valley and areas such as Denver, Seattle,
and Washington D.C., as well as Germany, Ireland, England, Russia,
France, Australia, Canada and Japan. 
Editor Emily Weldon of The Clean Tech Center compiled the
resource guide which features: