Green & Sustainable Business Ventures: For Entrepreneurs & Investors
The Fourth Annual Sustainable Industries Economic Forum will feature ecopreneur Ray Anderson, founder and Chairman of Interface, a company specializing in sustainable carpets and other industrial products. The event will showcase a panel discussion with rock stars of the green business world, representing a broad swath of green industries. The timely discussion for this year’s [...]
There can be no greater thrill in the world than watching your hard work pay off in the form of a successful green business venture. But how to learn about the world of running a small green business before simply launching in? Try doing a green internship. The connections will be tremendous, the learning opportunities [...]
There may be few occupations that have more opportunity to incorporate sustainable choices into their products, services, and day-to-day operations than architecture. The market for green building has cooled down along with everything else, but it seems inevitable that it will replace its traditional counterpart faster than most other sustainable industries. Organic foods, for example, [...]
Perhaps appearing counterintuitive, one business stategy for green businesses during a recession that your business might consider is to invest in expansion. Expansion can take many forms, of course. There is a great deal of interest in people starting green businesses these days. My personal blog has several pages, and by far and away the [...]
The sales of organic foods have slowed in the last year, after almost ten years of at least 20% growth. The economy has cooled even some of the hottest markets, including organics, but with 6% growth in 2008, the organic industry remains strong and resilient. A terrific ecopreneurial opportunity exists for people interested in helping [...]
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