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Adopting Disruptive Business Models

Jul 23, 2019
3 min

Adopting Disruptive Business Models

We all know how Amazon revolutionized retail business and actually decimated thousands of small mom and pop retail businesses. But even those retailers that have survived have needed to revamp their business models. You can no longer compete based upon volume and price, but have to identify what differentiates your business and focus on your sweet spot. Two examples of that at CI Works include In Home Design – that offers an experiential version where you can actually expe

Barewolf Maker's Market Sparks Collaboration

May 30, 2019
2 min

Barewolf Maker's Market Sparks Collaboration

As the weather improves from winter doldrums, Barewolf Brewing decided that it’s time to play outside.  They invited friends along from CI Works to participate and organized a terrific event.  Barewolf offered to do all the heavy lifting – organizing, planning, communicating, permitting with city, parking, music, fun, and inviting food trucks as though it was exclusively their ‘biergarten’ -  then opened the doors to other tenants to participate, meet people, make connections

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Limited Product Inventory - Good or Bad?

Oct 23, 2018
2 min

Limited Product Inventory - Good or Bad?

BareWolf Brewing recently brought a problem they are having to my attention - and my reaction was being thrilled for them. They have almost entirely run out of product inventory. I do not see where having limited amounts of cash tied up in unsold inventory as being a terrible problem. I actually believe that product inventory is an expensive liability to have on a balance sheet for a company, particularly an early stage company. Their product is high quality craft beer wit

Fraunhofer CSE pays CI Works Amesbury a Visit!

Sep 14, 2018
2 min

Fraunhofer CSE pays CI Works Amesbury a Visit!

You could say CI Works is home to a vast variety of clean energy businesses including InRoof.Solar, Blackburn Energy, Cape Built and Building Envelope Materials; just to name a few. They’re all developing very different technologies but with the same goal in mind: creating a product that will better serve the environment and our community. CI Works has orchestrated several introductions and opportunities throughout the years. One of which is the Massachusetts Clean Energy Cen

Partnering vs. Owning by Small Business – a Smart Case Study

Oct 24, 2017
2 min

Partnering vs. Owning by Small Business – a Smart Case Study

BareWolf Brewing completed their first canning procedure this past week and produced 250 cases of three different brews in one day. Now, let’s go through how they got to that point both from both building demand as well as capital equipment directions. They have been very strategic and very detail focused in their execution which other companies can learn from. BareWolf has methodically built up product demand in multiple channels. They started with delivering kegs / logs