FYI

July 18, 2008

Wanted: Clean-energy companies to make investment presentations

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is accepting applications from clean-energy companies for presentations at its 21st NREL Industry Growth Forum, to be held October 28-30 in Denver.

Presenting companies will be selected by a committee of clean-energy investors. All companies will receive comments on their applications; companies selected for participation in the forum will be coached on their presentations beforehand, as well as receive detailed feedback from and discussions with a panel of investors at the forum itself.

A new feature of this year's forum will be presentations by companies looking for expansion capital or project financing. Previously, presentations were limited to seed and early-stage venture funding. Companies that participated in four previous forums raised a cumulative $1.2 billion. (See results of last year's event at www.nrel.gov/technologytransfer/igf_presentations.html.)

In addition to the presentations, attendees can preview other promising early-stage businesses developing renewable, clean-energy and energy-efficiency technologies, while networking with leading clean-energy investors. Special sessions will focus on topics such as investing in clean energy and building a clean-tech cluster.

Applications for company presentations are due by Aug. 8. To download an application template, visit www.cleanenergyforum.com/apply.php. For more information, contact Judson Rogers or Luis Matheus, application and recruitment process managers, at (303) 275-4471.

In the June NBIA Review:

	Using new media to reach a tech-savvy entrepreneurs With a growing number of young (and tech-savvy) entrepreneurs in the business world, many incubators are employing various forms of new media to market their programs and communicate their results to their stakeholders rather than relying solely on traditional communication techniques.
	The changing face of manufacturing The U.S. manufacturing industry continues to thrive -- but it is changing. The same is true of manufacturing incubators, which are offering new services to nurture today's high-tech production businesses.
	NBIA remembers Joe Mancuso With the April 22 death of Joe Mancuso, who founded the first business incubator in the U.S. -- and, arguably, the world -- in Batavia, N.Y., in 1959, the business incubation industry lost one of its biggest champions.
	West Texas program serves rural entrepreneurs Since 2001, the West Texas A&M University Enterprise Network has worked to diversify the Texas Panhandle's rural economy, increase resources and reverse decades of economic decline.
	Members Solution Network How to handle client complaints
	The worst mistake I ever made "I started work without a contract -- and got stiffed!"
	Spotlight on practice A North Carolina incubator manager jumps at any chance to speak about his program … A Missouri arts incubator opens its doors for community events
NBIA accepting Soft Landings applications NBIA is accepting applications for 2008-2010 Soft Landings International Incubator designations. The deadlines to apply are June 6 and Oct. 3. Soft Landings recognizes NBIA members that excel at helping nondomestic companies enter the incubators’ domestic markets. Designees are highlighted in an online directory and in the NBIA Review; in addition, designees receive a personalized plaque and a special NBIA logo to display on their Web site, stationery and marketing materials to publicize the designation. Click here for more information about the Soft Landings program, or contact NBIA Membership Director Randy Morris at (740) 593-4331.