Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

We are excited to announce the seven DeltaClimeVT Business Accelerator Energy 2025 cohort companies focused on helping Vermont’s utilities increase adoption of smart building and innovative vehicle technologies! Energy entrepreneurs from all over the U.S. will join us for Sprint 1 in Burlington, VT March 31 to participate in work sessions and engage with mentors, while competing for a $25,000 award and pilot opportunities. https://lnkd.in/dFgV2zwA DeltaClimeVT Energy 2025 Cohort Companies:?Revvit, RioNadi (Energy Hunters), Siva Powers America, Soraytec, Sparkflow, TheGreenSolve, VALENCE by VESMA Electric Inc. A special thank you to the 2025 sponsors and partners for helping to make this program possible: Jane’s Trust Foundation, Burlington Electric Department, Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, Efficiency Vermont, Green Mountain Power, EastRise Credit Union, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Vermont Gas Systems (VGS), VELCO - Vermont Electric Power Company, Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA), M&T Bank, and VLITE. Facilitators: Judy Giordan and Joseph Steig at ecosVC! Ellen Kahler Kurt Ericksen Kelly Nottermann

A heartwarming story from one of our business coaching clients, Up End This. #affordable #sustainable #home built in Vermont.

This one is for the cheese lovers! If you’ve ever tried Jasper Hill Farm's Harbison or Winnemere, you’ve likely noticed the thin, wood wrap that holds the cheese together. That’s called “cambium” and David DuCharme in Greensboro, Vermont is one only a few suppliers in the world. It’s a very cool, niche little forest economy business. If our fields and forests are the cornerstones of our working landscape, then this is the edible embodiment of that landscape. This is the story of two local businesses—a dairy farm and a sawmill—innovating together to produce a product that is not only delicious, but also revitalizing the local, rural economy. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/ejKY89CV Mateo Kehler Christine Dorsey McGowan Photos by Hannah Kirchiro.

“When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money.” — Native American saying Thank you to The Portland Press Herald for publishing this piece... #youcanteatmoney #impactinvesting #investlocal #wereinthistogether https://lnkd.in/ePr23a7w

Join us Friday as we celebrate this VSJF Business Coaching client - The Roots Market in Middlesex, VT. Kathy Murphy-Moriarty Ellen Kahler

We're #hiring a new Program Manager – Energy and Forest Business Accelerators in Montpelier, Vermont. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We are hiring! If this position sounds like you, please apply, or if you know someone that you think would be great, please share this opportunity. Program Manager – Energy and Forest Business Accelerators Seeking a Program Manager to lead our DeltaClimeVT Business Accelerator and Forest Business Accelerator, which provide startup support, business planning, mentorship, and access to capital to climate economy and forest economy entrepreneurs. The Program Manager will be responsible for expanding a network of contacts to ensure a high-quality pool of applicants each year, and ensure that new and alumni cohort companies, mentors and sponsors continue to be engaged with the program. This is an exempt, full-time position, reporting to the Executive Director. Salary will be commensurate with experience and available funding, within the range of $70,000-$75,000/year. Employee health and dental insurance, paid holidays and combined time off, plus up to 3% SIMPLE IRA retirement contribution. This is a combined office and remote work position. Please review the complete job description at https://lnkd.in/eQ5t2_ti. To apply, send a cover letter and resume as 1 PDF to the Operations and Human Resources Manager, Kurt Ericksen, at [email protected] by 12pm on 01/13/2025. About Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF): VSJF is a nonprofit organization that nurtures the economic prosperity, ecological health, and social connectivity of people, businesses, organizations and communities in Vermont for the benefit and well-being of all who live here. VSJF is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. VSJF makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and organization needs at the time.

We are on the road to food security in Vermont! What is the definition of food security? In this two-part series, Becka Warren with the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund joins University of Vermont Extension and WCAX-TV for Across the Fence to talk about the creation of Food Security in Vermont: Roadmap to 2035. Food security for all is possible and once we achieve it, the ripple effects will be clearly visible in our communities and across our State! ? Watch Part I: https://lnkd.in/eW5-T9FS Watch Part II: https://lnkd.in/eR6gXFM5

Read the full story at: https://lnkd.in/g7KxTe3u. When Scott Duffy moved his family to a farmhouse in Vermont in 1987, his wife looked around and suggested that he “get busy building a dining table” so the family would have somewhere to eat. The project sparked something in Scott, eventually leading to the custom wood furniture business, Rockledge Farm Woodworks, which he shares with his son, Ian, today. Navigating growth post pandemic has been challenging for the father-son team, who brought in business coaches from VSJF (Steven Voigt & Carolyn Cooke) to help plan for the future. “If we can sustain the people who work here, attract a handful of good employees, support a healthy forest economy, and continue to turn out heirloom quality furniture, then I’m happy.” - Ian Duffy, second generation owner of Rockledge Farm Woodworks. Photos by Erica Houskeeper.

Application period now open for DeltaClimeVT Energy 2025!