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Building Trust as a Leader of your Organization

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Interview, Sustainable Business Strategy

I had the honor of interviewing Stephen M.R. Covey, author of the Speed of Trust, as part of his PR campaign for the upcoming Leaders Causing Leaders tour, and asked him about entrepreneurship and microenterprise.

Covey’s father, Stephen R. Covey, who wrote the foreword for this book, is […]

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Reduce Costs, Help the Planet, and Feed the Hungry: All in a Day’s Work

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business, Sustainable Business Strategy

It’s a shame to waste, especially delicious food, but restaurants throw out this precious commodity daily. All that waste adds up financially: wasted money spent on the extra food and more money spent on trash collection. It also has a serious environmental impact.

Trashed food takes up limited landfill space and produces methane (a greenhouse […]

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Five Simple Tips for Reducing Food Waste in your Restaurant

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Sustainable Business Strategy

Forty-three thousand tons of food are thrown out in the United States each day. All that waste adds up financially and environmentally. There are many steps you can take to initially cut back on waste in your food service establishment. Here are some ideas:

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Customer Loyalty Through Greener Medicine; 2 Key Takeaways of a Recent Survey

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Marketing Green, Sustainable Business Strategy

Coming into a medical office can cause anxiety for some … and be a calming influence for others. The former is often referred to as “White Coat Syndrome,” where people’s blood pressure is consistently measured higher in a medical office than in a normal setting. The latter tends to occur […]

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Responsible Parties: Nine Essential Elements of a Successful Green Event

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business, Sustainable Business Strategy

A successful company event can be great PR — a great way to build relationships with your clients and guests; an unsuccessful one can be, well, the opposite.

The difference between the two comes down to the details – get them right and your guests will not only remember your party […]

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Can Your Kitchen Grease Become Biofuel and Earn Extra Money for Your Restaurant?

By On March 2, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Green Your Business, Sustainability Information, Sustainable Business Strategy

Fats, oils, and grease (sometimes referred to as FOG) can be a hassle for restaurant owners and others who run commercial kitchens.

Municipalities are increasingly regulating the disposal of used grease and mandating industrial grease traps due to the costs associated with unclogging sewer lines. In 2007, for instance, San Francisco implemented […]

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An advisory board for your business

By On March 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Sustainable Business Strategy

Traditional belief holds that having a strong business plan, a committed staff, and a well-developed management style are all you need to run a successful business. Yet somehow, there seem to be indecisive moments, mistakes, and pitfalls that many entrepreneurs fall into. These are all extremely common, and all point to the […]

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Raising Funds for your Green Business – Considerations for Personal Loans

By On March 2, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Start a Green Business, Sustainable Business Strategy

Though banks and other traditional lenders are unlikely to lend to startups, there are many potential sources of funding for a business in its startup or infancy period. Perhaps the most frequent is borrowing from friends and family. It’s a delicate subject. Here, we offer some accumulated wisdom from professionals in the fundraising industry about […]

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