The $300 billion green economy is booming, creating some of the biggest business opportunities of our time. Production of solar and wind energy is growing 40-50% a year in the U.S., and sales of organic food have been growing 15-21% annually. The opportunities are as large and as varied as the environmental problems we face, and businesses providing solutions for these problems are profiting while building a healthier economy and environment.
Like all business owners, green entrepreneurs face many challenges in starting and developing their business. What business do they start? How can they get the capital they need to get started and grow their business? How can they promote themselves in the green market? How can they focus more on growing their business and worry less about the routine matters common to business startups?
There are answers for all of these questions. Experts in all of these fields have helped others down the road and can help you too. Founded by author, scientist, and entrepreneur Glenn Croston, Starting Up Green is helping green entrepreneurs take on these challenges to succeed with their business. As a community of green business experts, Starting Up Green will include access to partners who can help with:
- business plan creation
- promotion
- financing
- legal
- human capital
- sustainability reporting
- going carbon neutral
- improving energy efficiency
- green materials
- waste reduction
Members joining Starting Up Green are entrepreneurs working to build green businesses of all sizes in any field. As part of their subscription, members in the community will provide information about their business and the types of help they are seeking for their business. As development of Starting Up Green progresses, members will be contacted by partners who can help them.
We are currently gathering names for early members of Starting Up Green. If you are interested in subscribing to join the Starting Up Green community as a member, send us an email describing the type of business you have, and the type of help you are looking for. Starting Up Green will contact you as the community develops further:
Partners are experts in various fields who can provide services and resources green entrepreneurs need to succeed. By joining Starting Up Green, partners have access to business with entrepreneur members in the community, they connect with other partners for new ventures, and are part of the network the community provides.
We currently seeking partners in many of the above fields. If you are an expert in one of these fields and interested in joining as a partner, please contact us here, and let us know a little about yourself:
For consulting for your business, sponsorship, or to contribute content to the upcoming Starting Up Green webzine, please contact the founder Glenn Croston directly:
Also of interest is the book 75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference, by Glenn Croston, the founder of Starting Up Green. Coming out in August 2008, 75 Green Businesses describes a wide range of businesses as the starting point for entrepreneurs eager to join the green business revolution. For more about the book, go to:
