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Integrating Sustainability in Your Management Strategy: The Right Tools for Your Small Business

Need a do-it-yourself tool for leveraging sustainability to solve your business challenges? Find affordable, high-quality templates, documents, manuals, instructional videos, and other tools here.


Search Engine Optimization--Basic Building Blocks to a Search Engine Friendly Website
Search Engine Optimization--Basic Building Blocks to a Search Engine Friendly WebsiteThis e-Tool is sponsored by GreenFire Strategies, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in brand, product and marketing strategies based in San Francisco, CA. How do you drive more traffic to your site? Optimizing your site so that search engines can find it is the best, most effective, least maintenance, and most inexpensive way. This downloadable document walks you through choice of keywords, keyword locations, outside influences, website architecture, content development strategy, link building, and other tricks of the trade.   more info > > >

What Every Ecopreneur Should Know Before Building a Marketing Plan
What Every Ecopreneur Should Know Before Building a Marketing PlanThis free tool examines seven crucial points to remember when formulating a marketing strategy for your green business.   more info > > >

Advisory Boards - Invaluable Resources for Small Business Owners
Advisory Boards - Invaluable Resources for Small Business OwnersAn advisory board can help you shape strategic goals, give insightful financial advice, and ensure you stay on track with your values and mission.   more info > > >

Could You Tell Your Green Business Story in 30 Seconds?
Could You Tell Your Green Business Story in 30 Seconds?This invaluable guide teaches you how to build an impressive elevator pitch, how to use it and how it can impact your business.
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Reach Members and Clients Worldwide with Webinars!
Reach Members and Clients Worldwide with Webinars!Webinars are a fantastic green business tool - they eliminate the time, expense and GHG emissions of traveling to in-person seminars and workshops.   more info > > >

Do Your Promotional Products Reflect Your Company's Values?
Do Your Promotional Products Reflect Your Company's Values?This document examines what to consider before ordering promotional products, how to be sure they're made sustainably, and the countless options available for sustainable schwag.   more info > > >

Green your office with this flyer that helps coworkers and employees reduce energy costs, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions!
Green your office with this flyer that helps coworkers and employees reduce energy costs, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions!This simple to understand, graphical flyer is an attractive way to educate your employees about energy use. Its main intended audience is office workers, but any employee that uses a computer and works some of their job in an office setting will benefit.   more info > > >

Will Your Green Business Retain Its Values If You Aren't In Charge Anymore?
Will Your Green Business Retain Its Values If You Aren't In Charge Anymore?This informative guide explores different options for an exit strategy and reminds you of the importance of foresight.   more info > > >

A Guide to Effectively Sharing Your Vision of Sustainability with Your Employees
A Guide to Effectively Sharing Your Vision of Sustainability with Your EmployeesThis is an invaluable guide to helping your employees to understand and support your sustainable vision for your company.   more info > > >

Finding and Acquiring Potential Sources of Capital for Your Green Business
Finding and Acquiring Potential Sources of Capital for Your Green BusinessHow and where to find, and acquire, the money you need to build and grow your mission-driven business!   more info > > >

Build a committed team on a shoestring!
Build a committed team on a shoestring!Leveraging your mission and values, you might be surprised at how much help you can get for how little money. Here's how to go about it!   more info > > >

Get to Know Your Customers, No Matter What Shade of Green They Are!
Get to Know Your Customers, No Matter What Shade of Green They Are!How much of a market exists for a new product you're thinking of offering? Want to change your business hours, but don't know how it'll affect sales? This tool will help you find the answers.   more info > > >

Using Press Releases To Effectively Promote Your Green Business
Using Press Releases To Effectively Promote Your Green BusinessA successful press release can generate substantial amounts of PR, goodwill, and customer awareness of your brand. This document will show you how to effectively use your time and increase your odds of success.   more info > > >