Small businesses continue to face significant challenges when it comes to volatile energy costs. Yet, small firms are the main source of breakthrough innovation in America and are a driving force of improvements in the clean energy sector. These companies are developing creative products and services that slash carbon pollution and move the clean energy economy forward. In green technologies, while four times as many large as small innovative firms have at least one green patent, small firms are more likely than larger firms to have green technology as a core part of their business.  

To unlock the environmental and economic potential, more can be done to support green entrepreneurship.