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Business Plan Basics

By On June 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Sustainable Business Strategy

Guest posting:

Businesses, particularly start-ups, need the direction of a workable business plan. Business consultant Mia Moore shares an approach to create a basic business plan/goal statement. Most people have great ideas swirling in their minds, just eager to get out.

I answer them by letting them know that the desire usually does not go

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A New Tool for Networks of Locally-Owned Businesses

By On May 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Sustainable Business Strategy

Scott Cooney here in Denver reporting live on day 3 of the 2009 BALLE conference. I have continued to be incredibly impressed by the level of commitment to green and sustainable communities by this network of locally owned businesses. From the outside looking in, BALLE and other groups of independent, locally-owned businesses are […]

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GreenMoms.com Creates Green Mom Communities

By On May 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Sustainable Business Strategy

Launching for Mother’s Day 2009, GreenMoms.com aims to help Moms bring healthier and more environmentally-friendly living to their families, their communities, and their world.

GreenMoms started as a San Francisco Bay-Area group of women who met regularly to discuss their childrens’ health, eat eco-friendly vegetarian food, go berry-picking, and generally get […]

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Sustainable Landscape Design: Sage’s Way Landscape & Design of Salt Lake City

By On March 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Interview, Start a Green Business, Sustainable Business Strategy

Spring is in the air, and in many places, it’s the time to start planning the garden for 2009.  A terrific green business opportunity exists for aspiring eco-entrepreneurs to do landscaping work.  Landscape Design refers to the design and setup of a landscape environment around a house or other building.  By designing a landscape with […]

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Business Strategies for Small Green Businesses During a Recession

By On March 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Marketing Green, Sustainable Business Strategy

Counterintuitive strategies for eco-entrepreneurs during a recession

Everyone’s cutting spending.  Everyone’s cutting payroll.  Everyone is hunkering down for the Great Depression.  Why should your green business be any different?

Here are some counterintuitive strategies for keeping your company strong during this recession.

1.  Go over the top with customer service. 

Businesses will be tempted to cut […]

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Paperless Billing

By On March 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Business, Sustainable Business Strategy

Going green is not just a trend, it is a smart decision that both consumers and businesses benefit from. Ironically, many of the
environmentally beneficial solutions are also economically beneficial.
E-billing is a prime example of a business solution that works to save
money and the environment.

It can cost hundreds of […]

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Everyone’s Cutting Back, So Why Should You Try to Hook the Big Fish?

By On February 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Sustainable Business Strategy

The recession is a tough time for small business owners.  Conventional logic says to batten down the hatches and prepare for a long, cold winter.  Conventional logic, however, is for conventional thinkers.  You’re an eco-entrepreneur.  So ride the horse that got you here and think outside the box. 

 

In your pool of […]

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Empowering Employees, Not Laying Them Off

By On February 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Policies of Sustainability, Sustainable Business Strategy

The bad economic news just keeps coming.  Companies are cutting their workforce and their expenses. So your small, green company should, too, right? Not so fast my friend.

Try this: empower your employees. Give them even more reign over your company. Task them with righting the ship. Elevate them, during this time of crisis, to […]

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