With October being Energy Action Month in the US, President Barack Obama has announced a new clean energy plan to help small clean-tech businesses get access to federal opportunities all under one online portal. This ties in with Obama’s recent announcement that he is aiming for the US to take the global lead in pioneering a 21-century clean-energy economy. Six clean-tech start-ups have also won the i6 Green Challenge, as part of the Startup America plan.
On the White House blog, 'Helping America's Small Businesses Build a Clean Energy Future', Karen Mills, administrator of the US Small Business Administration and Ray Mabus, US Navy secretary, posted details about the small business fund as part of the America Jobs Act to get people working again.
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