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Economic development agencies

Attract clean technology businesses and jobs

 

Clean technologies hold promise as a job and economic growth creation engine, aggregating some of the world's fastest-growing and highest profile industrial sectors, such as renewable energy and next-generation transportation.

Business development agencies interested in attracting emerging and growth businesses to their areas can work with the Cleantech Group to accelerate their success.

Benefits to economic development agencies

Become a client of the Cleantech Group and:

  • Raise your region's visibility among clean technology entrepreneurs, growth companies and investors worldwide
  • Access the world's most comprehensive databases of cleantech companies
  • Learn which companies have received funding and may be looking to expand or relocate
  • Receive member access to premier Cleantech Forum events to meet new clean technology entrepreneurs and investor partners

Economic development agencies targeting opportunities in cleantech work with the Cleantech Group to open doors with potential partners and raise their visibility in the cleantech ecosystem.

Since 2002, the Cleantech Group has been tracking investment deals and connecting the power players of the sector. It has emerged as the best global partner to help organizations create new business opportunities in cleantech.

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    LIVE PRESENTATION:

    Learn what the Cleantech Group can do for economic development agencies in a live web seminar July 7th at 1p ET. Cleantech Network membership for economic development agencies will be introduced and questions answered.

    Simply log in on July 7th at 1p ET at
    http://cleantech.acrobat.com/membershipdemo/


  • Join the Cleantech Network

    Economic development agencies do business with the Cleantech Group by first becoming members of the company's Cleantech Network.

    Membership in the Cleantech Network entitles business development staff to:

    Company data

    Mine the Cleantech Group's databases for business opportunities. See where capital has been flowing, to and from whom. Access full contact information of individuals and firms putting money to work in cleantech, and of companies that received that money. Receive email alerts on new cleantech companies entering the market.

  • Learn more about the Cleantech Group's databases »

    Market insight

    Access industry trend research on emerging and growth stage technologies, and geographic regions. Get the story beyond the data with analyst-quality research. Don't miss implications of latest trends and what they mean for specific areas.

Download free sample cleantech papers useful for economic development agencies »

  • Networking events

    Attend global Cleantech Forums® to build relationships with investors and entrepreneurs. Introduce the benefits of doing business in your area to thought-leaders and other power players. Since 2002, the Cleantech Group's Cleantech Forums have been where the industry gathers.

  • Learn about upcoming Cleantech Forum events »

    Market visibility

    Become better known in the industry. Raise your profile. Economic development agencies receive one month of comprehensive brand-building advertising in Cleantech Group's news coverage, seen by thousands of industry influencer readers every day. Members are also invited to submit a contributed editorial thought leadership piece for publication consideration. Economic development agency members also receive discounts on other sponsorship products.

    Find talent

    Agencies building internal cleantech-specific expertise can post job openings on Cleantech Group's highly visited job listings on cleantech.com, free.

  • Review current cleantech jobs »

  • Economic Development membership matrix

    “We became a member of the Cleantech Network on the recommendation of one of the leading Swedish financial companies: 'If you want to take one single step to bring international cleantech investors closer to Stockholm companies, then join the Cleantech Group!'. Now, one year on, our membership has helped us highlight Stockholm as one of the most environment-driven technology markets in Europe and the world.” - Åsa Bergström, Director of Investments, Stockholm Business Region Development

  • Other local development agency members

    Join other agencies already using the Cleantech Network to develop new cleantech business:

    Copenhagen Capacity (City of Copenhagen)
    Province of Ontario
    Enterprise Florida
    New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

    Flanders Investment and Trade
    Idaho Land and Pine
    Paris Development Agency
    State of Colorado
    State of Oregon

    Stockholm Business Region Development
    Sustainable Development Technology Canada
    Yasuda Enterprise Development America

  • LIVE PRESENTATION:

    Learn what the Cleantech Group can do for economic development agencies in a live web seminar July 7th at 1p ET. Cleantech Network membership for economic development agencies will be introduced and questions answered.

    Simply log in on July 7th at 1p ET at
    http://cleantech.acrobat.com/membershipdemo/


    Pricing

  • Membership in the Cleantech Network begins at $2195 USD/year for an individual. Exact pricing varies by organization type, needs, desired features and number of logins and Forums tickets. Memberships can be tailored to organizations' specific requirements.

  • Contact the Cleantech Group to learn more about becoming a member of the Cleantech Network » 

  • Custom advisory services

    Economic development agencies looking to attract specific types of companies can engage the Cleantech Group for consulting services. For instance, the company's proven Accelerator program identifies clean technology vendors with high growth potential that match clients' specific targets.

  • A program for Wal-Mart screened almost a thousand cleantech companies against a set of strict requirements for the retail giant. Submissions from vendors were solicited through a web portal and then reviewed for applicability by Cleantech Group staff. A final handful were passed to Wal-Mart for consideration.

    Learn more about custom advisory services and the Cleantech Accelerator program »

  • International and regional sponsorship opportunities

    Economic development agencies serious about capitalizing on the growing cleantech sector raise their visibilities even further through even closer partnerships with the Cleantech Group.

    Global premiere, premiere or lead sponsors receive a variety of advanced business-building options. Sponsoring Cleantech Forum events or the company's publications can translate directly into higher brand awareness of your regions' benefits in the industry.