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Here are some of our most read articles and features.

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Disposable Utensils: How to Be More Sustainable and Eco-Friendly with your Take Out Materials
by Danielle Garland

Take out materials contribute significant amounts of waste from one-time use items like plastic forks. Here's how to reduce waste, save money, and 'greenify' your take out utensils! . . . keep reading

Motivated Sustainable Business Professionals on Your Board of Advisors--A Tremendous Resource for Your Small, Green Business
by Eleonora Sharef

Where can your small, green business gain invaluable experience, get direct advice, and open doors that might otherwise be inaccessible? Many business professionals want to help small, green businesses--for free. You might be surprised what a Board of Advisors can do for you. . . . keep reading

Sustainable Schwag: How To Promote Your Green Business with Specialty Advertising
by Jennifer Elks

Regardless of industry or size of the business, advertising with promotional products is always great marketing. Here we examine what to consider before ordering promo products for your green business, and how to be sure they're made sustainably. . . . keep reading

Can Your Used Kitchen Grease Become Biofuel and Earn Extra Money For Your Restaurant?
By Danielle Garland

Traditionally, restaurants, cafes and other commercial kitchens had to pay to have their used grease taken away and disposed of. Recently, however, this "waste" is being used as an ingredient in biofuels, soaps, candles, and other products. Here's how to make the best of an otherwise "messy" situation. . . . keep reading

Is Public Relations Really Just Free Press?
by Scott Cooney

Public relations is one area where sustainable businesses have a tremendous advantage over their conventional counterparts. . . . keep reading

Raising Funds for your Green Business - Considerations for Personal Loans
by Scott Cooney

There are many potential sources of funding for a business in its startup or infancy period. Here, we offer some accumulated wisdom from professionals in the fundraising industry about how to go about it. . . . keep reading

Cradle to Cradle Author William McDonough Speaks About Your Green Future

In this video presentation, author and visionary William McDonough speaks about our shared sustainable future, sustainable business practices, opportunity, making this world a far better place, and profiting in the process. . . . keep reading

Hey Green Business Owner, Your Boxes Are Talking About You!
by Dennis Salazar

Every ad, letter, email, brochure, card, invoice, or package you send out works to create an image of who you and your business are and what you are all about. Do you like what your packages are saying about you and your company? . . . keep reading

Green Business Opportunity In Local Foods - Address the Supply Chain Issue
by David Arthur, LEED AP

As the local foods movement becomes increasingly mainstream, the supply and distribution of local produce to waiting restaurants is a business that is already seeing growth. . . . keep reading

Make YouTube Profitable For Your Green Small Business ... For Pennies
by GreenBusinessOwner.com

While uploading a blatant commercial for your product or company is frowned upon by both web video hosts and viewers, there are more subtle and effective methods of conveying your company's message using viral web video. . . . keep reading

Easily Create Search Engine-Optimized Websites For Your Business
GreenBusinessOwner

If you are serious about developing a green business, you must have a website capable of providing information on your products as well as a method for your customers to make purchases. . . . keep reading

Avoid Greenwashing

With the growing demand for greener products and services, it can be tempting for companies to present themselves and their products as green. . . . keep reading

Open a Green Bed & Breakfast or Inn
GreenBusinessOwner

Making a bed and breakfast or inn green may be one of the wisest decisions an owner or potential owner of a small hospitality business could make. . . . keep reading

Modular Buildings, The New Green Home
GreenBusinessOwner

For years the term "modular home" was a thinly disguised marketing euphemism for a double-wide trailer with the wheels pried off. Now modular homes are being built by forward-thinking developers, construction companies, and architects that are more appropriate for high-end architecture magazines than trailer parks. Is there room in this exciting and growing area of the housing market for you . . . keep reading

Global Climate Change Demands Greatness From Us All

We have a great challenge before us. We are slowly moving toward cleaner fuels, alternative energy, resource efficiency, healthy food, and clean water but we have a long road ahead of us. The opportunities for the creative thinker, the bold visionary are great. We need the kind of unity of purpose that we have not seen since the space race . . . keep reading

What is the Green Movement All About, And What Does It Mean To Your Business?

More and more people are making changes in their lives based on the environmental impact. The chic car to drive is a hybrid costing less than $22,000. Things have changed and your business must change with them in order to stay competitive and to grow. Can you see new market opportunities or competitive advantages for your business in the green economy? . . . keep reading

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