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We can build a healthy economy and a clean environment, with green businesses leading the way. People from every background are finding green opportunities to take their lives and their businesses in a new and better direction. Here's how you can too...
Find the Green Business You Can Start Today
Millions of people are looking for a new direction, and the green business revolution holds opportunities for everyone. Find ready-to-go green business opportunities like being an Eco-Consultant with Green Irene, being a Zola Goods coordinator, or opening a turnkey green webstore with OnlyGreen4Me. Sign up with Greenergy2030 or the Eco Investment Club to connect with other green businesses and find new opportunities.
Glenn Croston's book "75 Green Businesses" opens the door to opportunities in many industries, including services, food, water, building, energy, waste reduction, and many more. Describing the market, resources needed, and other special considerations, 75 Green Businesses helps you to find your way to a brighter future.
Get Your Business Noticed
Once businesses have a plan and a product, they need to get noticed. To boost your visibility without busting your budget, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at Starting Up Green. Croston will help to craft your message and send it out your with the 3BL Media distribution network reaching hundreds of thousands of people in the CSR world and beyond through bloggers, affiliate sites, video feeds, Reuters Project Insider, the CSR minute, and opt-in subscribers.
Joining the Green Biz Blast from Starting Up Green is another option. First, signup for the newsletter using the form on the Starting Up Green home page. Then submit a post about your business to go out in the next edition of the Green Biz Blast. Sponsor a Blast to get premium exposure.
Public relations is another important way to help your green business grow. How do you know where to turn for PR help from the many options available? Read Promises, Promises - Hiring the Right PR Firm from David Mleczko of Signature Green Public Relations and Marketing.
Getting Your Business Started:
"Starting Green" for a successful green business. Glenn Croston's new book "Starting Green: An Ecopreneur's Toolkit for Starting a Green Business - From Business Plan to Profits" provides a nuts and bolts guide to create a successful green business, including planning, marketing, raising money, government incentives, and some of the hottest opportunities in solar, energy efficiency, green retail, green franchises and direct sales. Insights from Hunter Lovins, Joel Makower, Eric Corey Freed, and many other green leaders show the way to success. See more here.
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Find Green Business Partners to Work With
No business is an island. Green businesses can benefit from working a network of partners that are eager to help them to succeed. :
Green Business Insurance for Your Green Business
Find Green Office Supplies with Shoplet
Green Banking with Shorebank Pacific
Green Legal Help from Wendel Rosen
Peer to Peer Lending with Lending Club
Going Carbon Neutral with Terrapass
Strategies for Success from Green Business Leaders
Leaders in the green revolution like Gary Hirshberg (CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farms) and Lyndon Rive (CEO of SolarCity) share what they have learned to help you succeed.
In an interview with Joel Makower, executive editor of GreenBiz.com, we talk about the ins and outs of green business today. Also, in an interview with Dave Williams, the CEO of ShoreBank Pacific, we talk about the important role of sustainable businesses in building communities, and how a green bank can help both.
See also this free Startup Guide for Greenpreneurs from JD Carr, co-founder of Greenergy2030.com. Covering a broad range of green business basics, this is a great place to start for anyone interested in starting a green business, and connecting with other green businesses at Greenergy2030. Click for the free download - - -
Blogs, and other News:
Fast Company Blog: Starting and Growing Green Businesses
"Show Me the Green Money: How to How to Find Stimulus Funding for Your Cleantech Business" on Fast Company
"The Transition from Consumer Economy to Conserver Economy" on Fast Company, how the down economy is producing opportunities for businesses that help others save more and waste less.
"10 World-Changing Green Trends" on Entrepreneur.com, and how to take advantage of these trends to boost your bottom line - An excerpt from Glenn Croston's new book "Starting Green".
Starting Up Green on 3BL Media: Zola Goods, Terramoto, Lu and the Earth Bug Crew, and much more
