Government Strategy Workshop
Jan 27, 2011 | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | @ The Environmental Business Cluster Training Room
Agenda
11:30-12:00pm: Registration & Networking
12:00-1:30pm: Presentation
1:00-2:00pm: Q&A
Overview
Leveraging the government as a funder and/or partner can be a powerful competitive advantage and a way to circumvent the traditional venture financing process. However, for many resource constrained start-ups it can be a massive diversion and not worth the time and effort required to be successful. In this workshop you will learn about formulating a strategy when working with government at the local, state and federal level, how to identify and evaluate resources available when applying for grants, and an overview of the grant-making process including best practices that will increase probability for success. Our workshops are candid, interactive and informal. We want you to walk away with the real story behind how things work so you can make it happen yourself.
Topics
- Do you really want to work with the government
- Who are the different agencies
- What kind of opportunities are out there
- What are the different grant types
- Why 50% of grant proposals fail
- How can you increase your odds
- Why partner with corporations and universities
- How to find a good grant writer
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Speakers
Kyle McCue, VP New Ventures, Prescience, Intl
Kyle McCue has more than 15 years of experience in clean technology and high technology start-ups, including executive management, sales, marketing, and high-technology operations. Mr. McCue comes to Prescience International from Ternion Bio Industries where he served as CEO and was instrumental in leading the company to become the industries top algae cultivation technology provider. Mr. McCue also led the charge in Washington DC creating environmental and energy strategies as well as relationships with key decision makers, which led to key policy change. Before embarking on his journey into the world of green technology, Mr. McCue served as an executive at several Silicon Valley startups. This included two nutraceutical companies where he served as Co-Founder and CEO. During the years prior to these ventures, Mr. McCue worked as a technologist and network architect for leading Fortune 500 companies as well as start-ups including Corio, MCI, IBM, LSI Logic, Sun Microsystems and Cadence Designs. Mr. McCue started his career in the United States Army Military Intelligence.