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75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference : You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference.
Title:
75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference : You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference.
Author:
Croston, Glenn.
ISBN:
9781613080351
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (298 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Fueling Green Energy -- Opportunity 1: Training for Solar Workers -- Opportunity 2: Small Wind-Turbine Installer -- Opportunity 3: Biodiesel Production -- Opportunity 4: Sugarcane Ethanol Production -- Opportunity 5: Breaking the Cellulosic Ethanol Barrier -- Opportunity 6: Solar Cookers and Barbeques -- Opportunity 7: Microbe Electricity -- Opportunity 8: Fuel Cell Backup Power -- Opportunity 9: Negawatt Installation and Verification -- Opportunity 10: Solar to Go -- Chapter 2 - Seeding Entrepreneurial Green Careers -- Opportunity 11: Green Schools and Teachers -- Opportunity 12: Chief Sustainability Officer -- Opportunity 13: Green Philosophy Management -- Opportunity 14: Green Lobbyist -- Opportunity 15: Green-Tech Transfer -- Opportunity 16: Green Lawyers -- Chapter 3 - Building Green Homes and Businesses -- Opportunity 17: Cool Roofs -- Opportunity 18: Fab Green Prefab -- Opportunity 19: Lighting the Future -- Opportunity 20: Duct Repair -- Opportunity 21: Smart Homes and Informed Consumers -- Opportunity 22: Recycled Heat -- Opportunity 23: Green Building Certification -- Opportunity 24: Home Energy Efficiency Consulting -- Chapter 4 - Investing Green Money -- Opportunity 25: Green Startup Finance Broker -- Opportunity 26: Environmental Microfinance -- Opportunity 27: Offset Investigator -- Opportunity 28: Carbon Trader -- Opportunity 29: Green Investment Advisor -- Opportunity 30: Environmental Accountant -- Chapter 5 - Finding Business Solutions in the Living World -- Opportunity 31: Green Chemistry -- Opportunity 32: Bio-Plastic Products -- Opportunity 33: Natural Detox -- Opportunity 34: Bio-Prospecting -- Opportunity 35: Natural Forms and Function -- Chapter 6 - Wasting Less -- Opportunity 36: The Paperless Office -- Opportunity 37: Giving Products a Second Life.

Opportunity 38: Depackaging Design -- Opportunity 39: Reusing Building Material -- Opportunity 40: Green Shopping Bags -- Opportunity 41: Recycled Furniture -- Chapter 7 - Providing Green Food -- Opportunity 42: Eco-Friendly and Healthy Fast Food -- Opportunity 43: Home Food-Safety Testing Kits -- Opportunity 44: Local Food -- Opportunity 45: Probiotics -- Opportunity 46: New, Improved Plant Breeding -- Opportunity 47: Low-Carbon Groceries -- Opportunity 48: Heritage Crops -- Chapter 8 - Using Water Wisely -- Opportunity 49: Recycled Water -- Opportunity 50: Harvesting Rainwater -- Opportunity 51: Un-Bottled Water -- Opportunity 52: Condensation Collection: Water from the Air -- Opportunity 53: The 21st-Century Toilet and Green Plumbers -- Opportunity 54: Low Water-Use Landscaping -- Chapter 9 - Delivering Green Services -- Opportunity 55: Green Bed & Breakfast -- Opportunity 56: Green Advertising -- Opportunity 57: Green Dry Cleaning -- Opportunity 58: Ecotourism Travel Guide -- Opportunity 59: Retail and Restaurant Green Rating -- Opportunity 60: Green Home Remodeling -- Opportunity 61: Green Business Consulting -- Opportunity 62: Green Cleaning Services -- Opportunity 63: Recycled Clothing -- Opportunity 64: Virtual Business Meetings -- Opportunity 65: Eco-Salon -- Chapter 10 - Green Transportation and Cities -- Opportunity 66: Green Car Dealership -- Opportunity 67: Alternative Fueling Stations -- Opportunity 68: Alternative Carsharing -- Opportunity 69: Gas-Free Gardening -- Opportunity 70: Bus Solutions -- Opportunity 71: Green Cafés -- Chapter 11 - Green Farms -- Opportunity 72: Methane from Manure -- Opportunity 73: Better Fish Farms -- Opportunity 74: Prairie Biofuels -- Opportunity 75: Eco-Friendly Pest Control -- Resources -- Books for Further Reading -- Websites -- About the Author -- Glossary -- Index.
Abstract:
With environmental concerns a top issue for consumers everywhere, the green market is the next big boom industry for entrepreneurs looking to make money—and make a difference. Discover 75 green startup ideas in multiple industries, including eco-tourism, small wind power, green schools, water conservation landscaping, green investment consulting and more. For each business, Croston shows you the market, product to be delivered, resources needed, major hurdles ahead, competitors and strategies for success.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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