Exploring Sponsorship Options for Your Registered Apprenticeship Program

There are four key roles within Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) – employers, sponsors (also known as administrators), Related Technical Instruction (RTI) providers, and supportive services. Registered Apprenticeship Programs can be developed under different sponsors. In HeatSpring’s free course, How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program, Becky Long from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shares […]

November 16th, 2022|Categories: Free Courses, HeatSpring for Teams, Renewable Energy Policy, Solar Business Growth, Solar miscellaneous, Workforce Learning & Development||
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What is a Registered Apprenticeship Program?

With the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, clean energy companies are scrambling to understand and implement Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). Staff charged with leadership & development within companies are actively building their capacity to administer this powerful workforce development tool. In HeatSpring’s free course, How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program, Janene Erne, a […]

November 14th, 2022|Categories: Free Courses, HeatSpring for Teams, Renewable Energy Policy, Solar Business Growth, Solar miscellaneous, Workforce Learning & Development||
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Key Differences Between Residential and C&I Solar Sales

With growth on the horizon for the entire solar industry, many companies and salespeople aren’t just growing in their numbers of staff members or kW installed. They are expanding into new scales of solar projects. With many residential companies growing into the commercial space, HeatSpring instructor Tim Montage discusses some key differences between residential and […]

November 11th, 2022|Categories: Solar, Solar Business Growth, Solar Sales & Marketing||
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The Top Three Ways to Lose Residential Solar Clients

Ethical, effective selling is a skill that can be developed and refined through cultivating knowledge and experience within a community of practice. One surefire way to build expertise when selling directly to homeowners is to spend some time understanding how human psychology influences the sales process, particularly on items that are viewed as significant and […]

November 8th, 2022|Categories: Solar, Solar Business Growth, Solar miscellaneous, Solar Sales & Marketing||
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How Tax Credit Financing is Done

Jeffrey Lesk shares the basics of how tax credit financing is done to set the stage for the coming changes with the Inflation Reduction Act. Jeffrey joined HeatSpring’s Getting Solar for Nonprofits, Governments, and Other Non-Taxpayers to share the knowledge he’s gained in his 40 year legal career with the HeatSpring community. Recently retired,  Jeffrey […]

November 1st, 2022|Categories: Free Courses, Solar, Solar Business Growth, Solar Finance, Solar Sales & Marketing||
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