The technical definition of Cleantech is a group of products or services that improve operational efficiency while reducing costs, energy use and pollution. Cleantech is more then solar panel installation and wind turbines. From software to smart grid, Cleantech is an emerging industry with significant risk, volatility and failure rates.

Over 60% of firms in emerging industries like, Clean Tech will not survive to reach maturity mostly due to a lack of strategic positioning, market awareness and sound business infrastructure. As a business and an industry move through Business Maturity Life Cycle, the Strategic Position of a business must change as the business dynamics change or they ultimately fail.   

At Center T, we are experts in helping a company maneuver each stage of the company/industry life cycle.  We teach you to change your strategic position as the market changes and as your company grows.  We customize our services to meet your unique company needs regardless of where your firm is on the Maturity Life Cycle to survive the risks of emerging industries and help you achieve the success you desire.

Construction has experienced significant ups and downs since the peak in 2007. Architects, contractors, suppliers and owners are feeling the downward pressure of a glut of inventory in the residential and commercial markets as well as the shifting desires to build green.

We understand that a contractor’s backlog is drying up and as an owner and design firm you are challenged finding qualified contractors. Margins have narrowed even as you cut deeper. At Center T we teach you how to beat the competition, increase your backlog and profit margin while maximizing your business infrastructure.

From strategic positioning to contractor pre-qualification and lean construction training and Integrated Project Delivery, we help every member of the construction team to not just survive but to thrive in this current and future economic environment.  

Pick your buzz word: LEAN, Six Sigma, TQM or Toyota Production Systems. At Center T we help you reduce your cost position through using a combination of manufacturing best practices. Portions of the manufacturing industry have been oppressed as demand has dropped but other portions have expanded.

Whether you are manufacturing glass solar panels, gasification systems or consumer products our experts can reduce lead time, inventory and work in process all while increasing quality and productivity per person. It is not uncommon for our manufacturing clients to realize a 500% return on their investment.

This hyper competitive industry coupled with severe commodity price fluctuations challenge, already eroding margins. Energy companies not only need to deal with external pressures of a global energy economy but also the issues associated with running a high risk business.

We assist energy firms on how to deal with market and regulatory shifts all within the mandated green components while maintaining a competitive strategic position. From M/A integration/due diligence and construction/ manufacturing pre-qualification services we streamline the business infrastructure to maximize profitability. Our view of the energy industry spread beyond oil and gas. It is the integration of utilities, alternative forms of energy and fossil fuels.

At Center T we help energy companies use best practices in construction, maintenance and operations and business infrastructure which lead to loyal and educated customers and stronger margins.

Everybody is going green. From the tax credits in the “Stimulus Bill” to LEED (Leadership in Environmental Energy and Design), companies are spending millions on greening their companies. Sustainability expounds the formula of People, Planet and Profit. Unfortunately, most sustainability measures stop at light bulbs and energy audits.

Our view of Sustainability is more then energy audits, compact florescent light bulbs, renewable energy credits and recycling programs. We know from experience you can have the most prolific recycling program or a LEED Platinum corporate office but if you are not economically viable or your margins erode then your top of the line recycling program is for not. Sustainability is about long term economic viability.

Center T moves beyond the norm by eliminating waste in your business systems, tighten up your value stream and engage your supply chain through our economic sustainability model. Our goal is to give you a positive net impact on the environment, the social construct while driving economic growth. We have found that the true savings in sustainability is not in the physical plant but the integration of the physical plant, the business processes and your supply chain.

As an entrepreneur, you are in a unique position that requires specialized solutions. You have spent years if not decades developing your idea into a reality. Now you are challenged to get the initial funding to prove your concept, in anticipation to commercialize your product. From commercialization you now need to survive the high growth rate you are experiencing.

Regardless of industry or market, every successful entrepreneur will experience the flow from idea to high growth. At Center T our first step with Start Ups is to define the long term economic viable business case as a foundation for their business plan. We know what banks or secondary funding entities want.

Our Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) helps the Start Up to move beyond their technology and to generate a value proposition and business plan to help you get funded. Our experts in business infrastructure give you the skills to get work, do work and keep score to achieve success while mitigating the risks of failure so common in Start Ups.