CEBN and Weaver will jointly host a webinar providing updates on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).  Weaver’s Director of Valuation Services, Beau Butler, will lead a presentation that will discuss the SBA’s recent guidance and take attendees through a detailed tour of the forgiveness process, specifically, what’s entailed in the forgiveness application tests.

The sixth installment of Powering Forward, hosted by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and the CEBN, will be held in partnership with Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum. This webinar will focus on the outcomes of the November 3 national election and its implications for the clean energy economy including legislation and policy prospects in the lame-duck period, the 117^th Congress, and the next Presidential administration.

The fourth episode of the Powering Forward series is produced in partnership with Third Way and will explore the opportunities and challenges associated with building and enhancing the clean energy workforce, with a focus on public private partnerships, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and recent survey results on how clean energy employers are responding to COVID-19.

The American-Made Solar Prize is a $3 million prize competition designed to energize U.S. solar manufacturing through a series of contests and the development of a diverse and powerful support network that leverages national laboratories, energy incubators, and other resources. Hear from past winners on how they successfully advanced through the competition to ensure you can put together a competitive application.

The fourth episode of the Powering Forward series is produced in partnership with Third Way and will explore the opportunities and challenges associated with building and enhancing the clean energy workforce, with a focus on public private partnerships, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and recent survey results on how clean energy employers are responding to COVID-19.

The third episode of the Powering Forward series is produced in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts and National Governors Association. The webinar will examine the state and local response to COVID-19. Panelists will explore how state governments are responding to COVID-19, identify what energy resilience solutions are needed by communities in the wake of this crisis, and will discuss federal infrastructure legislation currently pending in Congress that could assist communities in building stronger, more resilient energy systems.

In the second installment in BCSE & CEBN’s Powering Forward webinar series, learn about the long-term trends that have taken place across the energy sector along with the latest insights on how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted clean energy in the first quarter of 2020.

Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) is a new program at FEMA to help states, local communities, tribes and territories undertake hazard mitigation projects to reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards. Join this webinar hosted by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Clean Energy Business Network, and National Association of State Energy Officials to learn more about this important program and ways it can help communities strengthen their energy resilience.

As a new decade begins, the clean energy industry holds more promise than ever, yet significant policy, education, and market barriers remain. This webinar will look back on major developments in 2019, the outlook for 2020, and explore how CEBN members are playing a role in transforming the U.S. energy economy.

If you had to sell your business tomorrow, what could you get for it? In this special webinar, Beau Butler, ASA-BV, a director of valuation services at Weaver, explains the basics of business valuation. When do you need a valuation? How can you identify potential buyers? You will also learn about the fundamentals of two of the basic approaches to valuation: the income approach and the market approach. In addition, Beau will help you understand discounts for lack of control and marketability and how they are applied to privately held businesses.