Specifications include, but are not limited to: : The goal of the NYSERDA Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) Program is to support certain NYSERDA-associated early-stage companies by providing advice and mentoring from a qualified EIR on a project basis. The EIR is an experienced entrepreneur or senior executive who can mentor the companys executive team. Funding will be provided for EIR time and for program administration. This solicitation is to select the program administrator that will qualify and assign EIRs, work with clients to determine project scopes, control agreements between the parties, disburse payments to EIRs, provide opportunities for networking, and provide reporting backto NYSERDA. NYSERDA continues to observe a need for executive mentoring and management advice for start-up, seed, and early-stage clean energy companies in New York State to help them gain viability, grow their business, create revenues and employment, and commercialize clean energy products. Such businesses include those who are served through existing NYSERDA programs including product development programs, clean-energy business development programs, incubator and business assistance programs, and others. Mentoring networks and entrepreneurs-in-residence (EIR) programs have been effective means of providing a broad range of high-level strategic advice and assistance to early-stage companies and their executives, at a risky stage of their development. Frequently these services are enhanced by engagement with other parts of the innovation ecosystem, including business incubators, research laboratories, service providers, investors, and other network contacts. The outcomes of such advice and assistance are more robust companies with stronger business models that are better equipped to bring their energy-related technology to market, raise capital and create jobs.
