Green Options » UC Davis GTEA http://greenoptions.com/tag/uc-davis-gtea Posts tagged 'UC Davis GTEA' Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:39:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Get Advice on Founding and Funding a Green/Clean Technology Business http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/31/get-advice-on-founding-and-funding-a-greenclean-technology-business/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/31/get-advice-on-founding-and-funding-a-greenclean-technology-business/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:39:23 +0000 Leah Edwards http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/31/get-advice-on-founding-and-funding-a-greenclean-technology-business/ If you are a scientist or researcher with a great idea for a green business, you should check out what universities have to offer you (even if you are not in school).Lake Tahoe

As an example of the types of programs available, consider UC Davis’s Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy (GTEA), which provides a free week-long intensive for science and engineering researchers. Yes, I did say free, and it’s held at Lake Tahoe, Nevada in July—a very nice plus.

According to UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship Assistant Director, Nicole Starsinic, the GTEA combines classroom learning with a team project, which pairs scientists with business school students and professionals. A number of venture capital firms, law firms, and other professionals, which are listed in the Academy’s schedule, devote time in the hope of discovering the cleantech Google.

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