Chief Executive Officer HomeWorks Energy Medford, Massachusetts
HomeWorks Energy has grown from a 5-person startup to a 600+ person industry leader. Along the way we learned that significant investments in people, systems, and resources can turn a small contracting business into a high-volume program leader, dramatically growing our long-term impact on the environment and in our communities. Learn from the mistakes we made along the way to help your business or program achieve the same.
This presentation will build on the success of previous "Blueprint For Growth" sessions from NHPC '23 & '24 with brand new lessons learned while scaling an HPC including:
- Sometimes the cart does come before the horse. Understanding the step-change nature to growth and how to invest in infrastructure without bankrupting the business.
- Get help. When everything goes through you, the company will never grow beyond what 1 person can handle.
- Secure your funding. Where do you get the money to grow? We'll explore the various sources of capital and how to determine which one is right for your business.
- How programs can create a structure that fosters contractor and overall program growth.
Learning Objectives:
By attending this session, attendees will:
Understand the importance of investing in infrastructural growth, bringing in the right partners around you, and finding the right funding source for HPCs looking to grow
Understand how program managers can adjust their programs to foster an environment where contractors are better able to scale along with program objectives
Learn specific examples, tools, and solutions that they can use when scaling their own business to avoid some of the mistakes HomeWorks made along the way
