 Lever, MFN Launches 2023 Berkshire Sustainability ChallengeThe winning company will be awarded a $40,000 innovation grant. All participants will be eligible for an additional scholarship award sponsored by MassCEC.  Lever Welcomes Board of Trustees MemberBefore joining Berkshire Bank in 2021, Dixon owned and operated Dixon Consulting II, LLC, a management consulting firm focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and Talent Management. Working with the Community Foundation for the Capital Region, she developed a DEI program focused on nonprofit board diversity.  Lever Celebrates $1M Mark in Grants, Sustainability ChallengeGenH of Somerville was victorious over three other companies, securing a $40,000 innovation grant for its hydropower clean energy systems.  Finalists selected for Lever's Western Massachusetts Health Technology ChallengeFive teams will work with Lever to advance their cleantech businesses over the next several months.  The Cruckfather Wins Lever's 2022 Mohawk Trail Entrepreneur ChallengeThe Cruckfather and three other wood-based businesses from the Mohawk Trail region pitched their ideas at the MTEC. MSK Engineers Wins Lever's Bennington County Intrapreneur ChallengeThis funding will help MSK's team advance their novel approach to identify lead drinking water pipes, which it plans to bring to other municipalities in the region and beyond.  Lever Offers Stipend for Interns from Under-represented GroupsThe $1500 stipend subsidy is available to help employers hire an intern from Lever’s Inclusive Internship Preparation Program (I2P2), which offers job and internship application help to college students from populations under-represented in the Berkshire workforce.  Finalists Selected for Mohawk Trail Entrepreneurship ChallengeThese wood-based businesses now begin a startup acceleration to refine their business plans and pitches and work with mentors; the Challenge will culminate in a final pitch event in May 2022, where the winning company will receive a $25,000 innovation grant from Lever.  Lever's Berkshire Interns Program WorkshopsThese free workshops are open to any current college student seeking advice and information on internships and career readiness.  Finalists for Lever's Bennington County Intrapreneur ChallengeThis new program from Lever is designed to help existing companies use the tools of entrepreneurship to create new, innovative products and services that will grow revenues and create jobs.  Gencores Declared Winner of Lever's Berkshire Sustainability ChallengeGencores was awarded a $20,000 Lever Innovation Grant to support the development of this new innovation. |
