Services
Federal Marketing
Helios Strategies employs aggressive outreach and marketing techniques to bring our clients to the key decision-makers throughout the federal government.
Helios Strategies helps identify client projects best suited for federal marketing, initiate contact, arrange meetings and take the appropriate steps to market client technologies to the best suited federal agencies. Helios Strategies does this through continued monitoring and shaping of the Administration´s agenda, as well as legislative priorities. Our team is able to target specific agencies for opportunities that are well-matched to the client´s technology.
Policy Development and Lobbying
The policy development and lobbying services offered by Helios Strategies complement our legislative analysis. Upon identifying gaps in legislation that overlook the interests of clients, Helios Strategies is equipped to draft legislation to correct those exclusions and oversights, and work with members of Congress to ensure that new measures include favorable provisions.
Helios Strategies actively seeks to educate Members of Congress and staff through purposeful, strategic message development and legislative advocacy and communications support. Helios Strategies´ lobbying efforts are based on strong relationships with federal programs, national labs and agencies; strong relationship with Congress; and, strong relationships with clean tech industries and trade associations.
Helios Strategies´ presence in DC includes activities to promote and gain support for client projects and technologies, including garnering support and legislation for energy efficient tax incentives, drafting letters and issue briefs on legislation, attending hearings and markup sessions, and supporting client requests through all steps of the federal funding cycle.
Federal Business Support Services
Helios Strategies provides continuous federal business assistance to clients - whether the client is new and doing business with the federal government for the first time, a recent federal award recipient stepping up to more complex actions, or a long-term federal contractor in need of sustaining federal acquisition guidance.
Legislative Analysis
Helios Strategies routinely produces updates on Congressional and Executive Branch activities and legislation, with background on the politics of energy/climate debates and interpretations of implications as positions and legislation unfold. Helios´ legislative reports are tailored to the interests of the client.
Helios Strategies´ legislative analysis identifies opportunities within existing legislation and policy that are relevant to the client´s interests and technologies. The analysis better positions Helios to identify gaps in legislation that exclude or overlook the interests of clients.
Industry/Utility Marketing Services
Helios Strategies has extensive experience and strong working relationships with electric utilities, government agencies, technology providers, renewable energy developers and manufacturers, and with associations and coalitions in the clean tech sector. As such, Helios is ready to go to work to aid clean tech companies market to, and partner with electric utility companies.
Relationships with key decision makers in Congress, at the Departments of Energy, Defense, Commerce and the Interior, as well as with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and others, keep Helios abreast of new energy policy developments and rules that affect transmission and the incorporation of renewables to the national grid. Helios Strategies is uniquely prepared to counsel and lobby on behalf of companies with a stake in the electric utility industry on matters that relate torenewable energy standards, mandates, smart grid developments, and tax incentives for renewable energy development.
Technology Advisory Services
Helios Strategies is able to help assess the technology readiness levels of various clean tech industries and strategically advise companies on teaming opportunities, best-suited locations for research and development, and potential first users of technology.
With our understanding of various renewable energy technologies and related incentives, legislation and policy in Congress, we can advise interested parties on leading technologies in the industry. We also have inside knowledge of those technologies that are viewed favorably by Congress and federal agencies that fund programs that support their development.
Coalition Building & Grassroots Campaigns
Helios Strategies is equipped with the requisite skills and contacts to assemble coalitions of like-minded companies with mutual interests in policy development on Capitol Hill. Coalition building allows for Helios Strategies to better strengthen messaging and advance the mutual interests of coalition members with the Federal Government.