Green Options » business planning http://greenoptions.com/tag/business-planning Posts tagged 'business planning' Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Sustainability: an Essential Part of Business Planning http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/28/sustainability-an-essential-part-of-business-planning/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/28/sustainability-an-essential-part-of-business-planning/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:47:42 +0000 Megan Prusynski http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/28/sustainability-an-essential-part-of-business-planning/ Towards a Green FuturePart of planning a new business venture is figuring out how you will manage day-to-day operations and make decisions. One thing ecopreneurs like myself should consider when faced with a business decision is sustainability. And I don’t just mean the long-term viability of your business (although that’s an important consideration as well). I’m talking about the impact your business decisions will have on the environment.

It’s important for green businesses to be exactly that: green. This means you go the extra mile to examine the environmental consequences of every aspect of your business. That’s a lot of responsibility, so it requires careful consideration every step of the business planning process. Before you even open your doors for business, you should have a plan in place for running your business as sustainably as possible. Green businesses may even want to include a sustainable development section in their business plans.

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