Business Ideas
Saving the World With Fertilizer
BeeSafe Organic Lawn Care is scaling up organic fertilizer for commercial and institutional use.
By Jason Daley
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Business Operations & Logistics
How to Calculate and Reduce Your Business’s Carbon Footprint
Conducting a carbon footprint analysis reveals the full spectrum of your company's environmental impact and helps you address it.
By Carol Tice
Building a Business
3 Promising Green Startups Attracting Millions From Investors
On Earth Day, we take a look at a crop of promising startups attempting to combat climate change.
Human Resources
4 Ways to Green Your Office
With Earth Day approaching, consider these tips to make your office more eco-friendly.
By Lisa Evans
Building a Business
Former Software Engineer Takes a High-Tech Approach to Farming
How PodPonics transformed an unused lot in Atlanta into a productive farm.
By Jodi Helmer
Sustainability
7 Trends in ‘Green’ Business, Not Just for Tree-Huggers
Environmental responsibility is a hot trend for companies, whether or not they target the granola set.
Building a Business
How One Entrepreneur Turned Restaurant Waste into a Business
Chris Anderson, founder of Golden Fuel Systems, makes straight vegetable oil (SVO) conversion kits for diesel vehicles.
Buying a Franchise
A Mobile Waterless Car-Washing Franchise Takes Off
A waterless car wash offers an eco-friendly and affordable option for starting a franchise.
By Jason Daley
Building a Business
Garden Franchise Banks on Organic Food Demand
The gro-O franchise brings home the green.
By Jason Daley
Building a Business
How to Determine Which Eco-Friendly Changes Your Business Should Make
Some green improvements may not be worth the trouble or expense. Here's how to determine which changes will provide the greatest return on investment for your company.
Building a Business
7 Eco-Friendly Actions Will Save Your Business Money
Tips from the Green Business Bureau on saving the planet and your bottom line.
Building a Business
Papernomad Makes Biodegradable Sleeves for Mobile Devices
A low-tech material protects high-tech products and reduces waste.
By Jodi Helmer
Sustainability
The Costs and Benefits of Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
Hybrid, electric and clean-diesel models have finally taken hold of the U.S. auto market. But what does that mean for your bottom line? We examine the costs and benefits of alternative-fuel vehicles.
Sustainability
Why Small Business Owners Are Switching to Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
Hybrid, electric and clean-diesel models have taken hold of the U. S. auto market. But what does that mean for your bottom line? These 'treps tell us why they have gone green.
Building a Business
7 Ideas for ‘Greening’ Your Shipping Strategy
These tips can make your company's packages more eco-friendly, and maybe even improve your bottom line.
Building a Business
5 Ways ‘Big Data’ Is Changing the World
From shoe shopping to privacy concerns, 'big data' has big implications.
Building a Business
How an Eco-Friendly Fashion Startup Landed on Top Retailers’ Shelves in 6 Months
See how these young treps turned a winning Kickstarter campaign into a thriving business in just a few months.
By Eric Shapiro
Thought Leaders
PooPooPaper’s Inspired Recycling
An eco-minded entrepreneur finds inspiration for his paper products from an unlikely source.
Building a Business
Zipcar: Two Moms, a Business Idea and $68 in the Bank
The story of the popular car-sharing service started by two moms in Massachusetts could be an inspiration for your new business.
By Carol Tice
Sustainability
Bars Go Green
How eco-friendly practices are helping drinking establishments attract a loyal clientele.
By Alina Dizik
Marketing
Green Power: A Low-Cost Boost to Your Brand and Bottom Line
An EPA program offers business owners an easy and relatively inexpensive way to take care of the planet and also improve their image among employees and customers.
Building a Business
Microloans Make a Macro Difference
A Texas businesswoman fetched the amount she needed to open an eco-friendly pet store
Tech
10 Ways to Green Your Retail Store
It can be hard to make expensive changes that could bring big energy savings, such as adding insulation or installing skylights. But you should.
By Carol Tice
Thought Leaders
A Dorm-Room Startup on an Environmental Mission
A student entrepreneur vows to make an environmental impact with his online wedding invitations.
By Jodi Helmer
Building a Business
A Grow-Your-Own Business For Herbivores
With Urban Cultivator appliances, foodies can grow fresh herbs and greens in their kitchens year-round.
Building a Business
The Method Vision: Green Consumers Want to Have Fun, Too
This guiding principle helped the founders of an eco-friendly, entrepreneurial company take its cleaning products from the car trunk to the aisles of Target.
Building a Business
Artisan Cheesemaker’s Whey of the Future
In a surprisingly competitive world of artisanal cheesemaking, one Wisconsin producer has a taste for helping others.
By Gwen Moran