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Survey benchmarking Bay Area start-up environment reflects RoseRyan client experience

By Chris Vane | November 2, 2011

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute has just released the results of its survey that benchmarks the Bay Area environment for young companies and entrepreneur-led start-ups. The Council’s 300+ members are… more

Cleantech survey findings consistent with word on the street

By Chris Vane | September 19, 2011

RoseRyan recently completed the second annual State of Cleantech Survey with our partners KPMG, Barney & Barney and Arbor Advisors. In general, the findings are very consistent with what we are hearing from… more

Help take the pulse of cleantech in Northern California

By Chris Vane | July 5, 2011

Part of Northern California’s cleantech industry? I invite you to take RoseRyan’s annual State of Cleantech survey, designed to take the pulse of this growing and influential sector and… more

New study looks at implications of Bay Area entrepreneurship

By Chris Vane | April 15, 2011

An exciting new study soon be released will benchmark the entrepreneurship policies of the Bay Area and provide a detailed review of entrepreneurship and its potential implications over the next one to five years. The… more

Cleantech leaders under the radar

By Chris Vane | March 31, 2011

For the past two years I have received plenty of feedback regarding the Top 25 in Cleantech list. As you can imagine, the list is difficult to make (see my earlier post) and… more

Cleantech Top 25: the sausage-making behind the list

By Chris Vane | February 3, 2011

Creating the list of 2010 cleantech leaders was difficult due to the incredible diversity of industries within cleantech and the compelling stories that are developing. Although businesses in the sector— and certainly venture… more