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Key Challenges a Green Entrepreneur Will Face

By On June 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Start a Green Business

When starting a business, all types of entrepreneurs face various challenges, and as quoted from the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, “Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute and hopes it opens before hitting the ground.” Starting a green […]

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Webinar: Leadership, innovation, and personal success factors

By On March 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Interactive Webinars

How do you become an effective leader in the new economy? Balancing Emotional and Ecological Intelligence, along with a spirit of innovation, can keep an entrepreneur on her/his toes. Along with leadership skills, this class covers personal success factors designed to keep you effective…and sane.

Leadership, Innovation, the new economy, and you.

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“Start a Green Business” Series: Farmer’s Market

By On February 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Start a Green Business

1. What is a farmer’s market?

Farmer’s markets are usually open-air, outdoor gatherings where growers and producers can sell their crops directly to consumers, as opposed to selling them to a grocery store.  Accoding to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the explosion in the number of farmer’s markets continues despite the […]

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Do You Have What It Takes To Be an Ecopreneur?

By On January 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Start a Green Business

Everyone’s had a dream to start a green business.

Well, at least everyone reading this blog.  But where to begin?  You have an idea.  You have some skills.  Maybe you have some experience in the field.  Perhaps you have some startup capital.  Are these things enough for you to become a successful ecopreneur?

 

Let’s […]

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