Posts Tagged ‘green entrepreneurs’

Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Social Entrepreneur?

Check out this video from Harvard Business.

John Elkington, Founder and Chief Entrepreneur, SustainAbility, on how social entrepreneurs are generating impressive results - and capturing the imaginations of businesspeople and public policy makers.

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Start-Up Junkies – Green Doesn’t Just Mean Money on New Show

mojo.jpgIt is perhaps a sign of the times that a TV show getting some press in entrepreneurial circles , features in its first episode, a green entrepreneur. “Start-up Junkies” shown on MOJO HD TV, a much talked about subsidiary of iN DEMAND Networks, is part of the network’s, MOJO Money Night. Targeting that 25-35 male audience beloved by high end goods manufacturers, MOJO is gambling on recent buyers of HD sets (often that same demographic) to tune in on Thursday nights to catch money makers in action. If you don’t have an HD set, you can watch the show online, here.

Ron Wiener, CEO of EarthClass mail which I wrote about here is the green entrepreneur featured. And while some may, and one commenter did, say that this company is greenwashing its business, many will see this as a step forward for green entrepreneurs.

2008 Acterra Business Environmental Awards Applications Due January 25th

First a disclaimer, this post is targeted toward entrepreneurs and employees of companies in Northern California–specifically people working in Alameda, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, or Santa Cruz Counties. The nonprofit organization Acterra is soliciting applications for its annual Business Environmental awards, which are open to businesses, government organizations, and in certain cases, nonprofit organizations.

If you know of similar awards for organizations outside of the San Francisco Bay Area, please let us know by commenting below.

Acterra Awards

Looking at past winners of the Acterra Business Environmental Award, it is clear that a wide range of organizations can win for a variety of projects.

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