Offshore Wind Works Business Ready Program

Offshore Wind Works Business Ready is a pilot supply chain development program designed to support local businesses to enter the offshore wind and adjacent industries. Selected businesses will work closely with a team of industry experts to assess and improve their current operations and capabilities to better meet industry standards and requirements.

Selected businesses will first complete a comprehensive analysis of their business, which will be used to identify near- and long-term recommendations to boost their competitiveness and overall readiness to deliver products and services to support offshore wind and other complex projects.

This program is managed by the New Bedford Ocean Cluster (NBOC), in partnership with industry advisors and technical experts from Xodus Group, Greentree Consulting, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Spirit Advisory, and Browning the Green Space. The program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).

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Value for Your Business

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Capability Assessment

Receive an individualized summary of findings on contract readiness and competitiveness, reviewed one-on-one with industry advisors and technical experts.

Custom Growth Plan

Receive a customized strategic Growth Plan developed by dedicated specialist technical and strategic assistance providers.

Implementation Support

The opportunity to work directly with a team of industry experts and technical assistance providers on the growth of your business, including potential introductions and networking opportunities with industry buyers and other commercial partners.

Cost-Share Funding

Access to up to $20,000 in matching funds from MassCEC for participants to co-invest to implement recommended improvements.
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What To Expect

Participating businesses will first undertake a comprehensive assessment of their operations and capabilities and how they stack up against industry requirements and standards. Our Business Capabilities Assessment, developed by MassCEC by several years of research and industry input, produces a solid baseline of what it really takes to be competitive on complex projects and contracts.
Building on your individual assessment results, businesses then receive direct support from a team of industry advisors from Xodus Group and other technical experts. These consultants will develop a customized growth plan for each participant business. This plan will detail specific recommendations for business improvements to improve readiness for these complex projects.

Once the Growth Plan is complete, businesses will be able to select the improvements they would like to make. Through a cost-share model, MassCEC is offering financial support to cost-share with participating businesses to implement further commercial, technical and strategic consulting support to implement their highest priority business improvements.

Participation in the pilot requires dedicated time and willing information-sharing. Results of the Business Capabilities Assessment and discussions with our industry experts will not be shared with any third party or with MassCEC.

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Who Should Apply

The program depends on the business’s ability to dedicate time to complete the Business Capabilities Assessment (approximately two hours to complete) and work collaboratively to review the results with our consultant teams (over three virtual conference calls).

The program is designed for businesses that:

  • Are ready to invest time, effort, and financial resources into strengthening their operational readiness, systems, and competitiveness for large and complex projects,
  • Have operations or significant presence within Massachusetts,
  • Provide services or supply equipment, materials, or consumables related to offshore wind, large utility infrastructure, or other maritime projects,
  • Are interested or looking to grow their role in offshore wind or marine infrastructure contract opportunities, and
  • Want to improve competitiveness for larger or more complex projects.

How To Start

If you are interested in the program, click the link below to complete our Interest Form (10-15 minutes to complete). The form helps our team understand your fit for this program. Expect to hear from our team at NBOC after you complete the form.
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