Rich May: News
October 25, 2007
Rich May Supports Combined Clean Energy Business Plan Competition
Cambridge, Mass. – (October 10, 2007) – Two highly successful New
England entrepreneurship competitions, the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship
Competition and the MIT Enterprise Forum’s Ignite Clean Energy Business
Presentation Competition (ICE), announced they will align resources for
the 2008 competitions to offer further benefits to clean energy
start-ups. In addition to combining resources, a new cash prize, called
the MIT Energy Prize, will be introduced for clean energy start-ups.
Eric J. Krathwohl, a Rich May Managing Director, is on the Steering
Committee of ICE. ICE was founded in 2004 and was the first business
presentation competition in the country focused exclusively on clean
tech. The competition is for emerging entrepreneurs – both university
students and professionals – who are developing the next generation of
clean, renewable, or efficient energy resources. The competition also
aims to add to New England’s reputation for building new economic
clusters in high tech and bio tech industries by making the Northeast a
capital of innovation and commerce for clean energy. In just three
years, over 200 companies in various stages of development have applied
to be part of the ICE competition. Winners have raised venture capital,
won significant R&D grants, or have won major innovation awards.
About Ignite Clean Energy
Sponsored by the MIT Enterprise Forum Energy Special Interest Group,
the Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) Competition began in 2004 to stimulate
the growing clean energy industry in New England. It provides start-up
clean energy companies and entrepreneurs with the opportunities and
resources to develop business skills, network with industry
professionals and the chance to attract potential investors. For more
information, go to: www.ignitecleanenergy.com
About Rich May
Rich May, a mid-size law firm located in Boston’s financial district,
concentrates its practice on corporate, financial, civil litigation,
energy, real estate, entertainment and wealth planning matters. The
firm’s clients include a broad group of businesses in New England and
throughout the country. Rich May provides the breadth and depth of
expertise generally associated with large, national firms, while
maintaining the prompt, personal service found in smaller, regional
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membership, which provides affiliations with 53 firms in 37 countries,
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