ronflavin

Growth and funding strategist who helps entrepreneurs and organizations to develop innovative growth strategies, identify new revenue sources or secure the funds they need to grow and prosper. Using my own unique methodology, I work with my clients to develop a step-by-step growth and funding action plan that builds a bridge between vision and financial goals. Using this model, I have obtained more than $170 million in funding for my clients. I have also been part of decision-making teams that have allocated more than $500 million in funding. As a result, I know first-hand what those who hold the purse strings look for when determining which proposals get funded and which ones get tossed aside. I am a mentor and coach for Cleantech Open, a nonprofit that runs the world’s largest accelerator for cleantech startups. I am also author of Business Grants: Everything You Need to Know to Connect with Local, State and Federal Grants for Business and speak at conferences, workshops and events including Tribalnet (technology), New Energy Capital Summit, Pacific West Biomass Conference and the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp presented by the Cambridge Innovation Center. I write for a number of publications have been featured in in dozens of articles and television news shows across the U.S. and internationally. Besides the US, I have worked in Colombia, Perú, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Specialties: My areas of funding expertise include startups, renewable energy, technology, communications, small business, law enforcement, public safety, Homeland Security, sustainable development, job training, education, Veterans, the environment, research and development, commercialization, arts and culture and international projects.