Environmental Business

Business Loans, Angel Investors, Venture Capital and Start Up Capital for Environmental Businesses

Grants from the Federal government are given only to non-profit organizations and those that are set up as educational institutions. You may be able to find grants available at the state or local level. Obviously these will differ from one area to the next and you will need to look into what grants are available. If you have not already started your business, you may consider the nature of the business as certain industries are favored. These would include things like child care, green technology or tourism.Even though you will not be able to find a Federal small business grant, you can often get a grant at the state level that will be dependent on you matching the amount [...] Continue Reading…

The belief that we all have access to free electricity for our homes and businesses to many people is somewhat farfetched. It’s a luxury many of us would like to have so is it actually possible – does free electricity really exist and if it does, how do we get it what would it mean for us? Free electricity is available to anybody but there are of course steps which we have to take to benefit from it and this does involve some financial cost. Free electricity can be generated in several forms by simply harnessing the power of nature. As you have no doubt guessed, I am of course talking about solar and wind power together with one [...] Continue Reading…

So you’re thinking about starting a social business (i.e. a business that helps a social or environmental cause in some way), or adding a social business element to your existing business? Awesome! And congratulations. If you take action on that intention, you’re well on your way to financial freedom and making a positive impact on the world.Writing a business plan is one of the first tasks on your list. Well the, what makes a great social business plan? It’s both an art and a science, and there are hundreds of books, websites, and other resources on business plans in general. Here are nine great tips specific to writing social business plans, tips that you won’t find in any traditional [...] Continue Reading…

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The ProblemSo the United States economy is struggling. Everyone is trying to figure out what will pull us out of the current recession.  In February 2009 U.S. Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), also known as the stimulus bill. Its purpose was to provide a stimulus to the U.S. economy in the wake of the economic downturn. I don’t agree with everything our Congress and the Obama administration is doing. But I trust they are getting wise counsel. Hopefully people / advisors who are well versed in the field of economics. But we are sailing in uncharted territory. Academics won’t reveal the solution, only the tendencies and trends. Creativity applied to financial wisdom and [...] Continue Reading…

Ecohomes is a credit based environmental rating scheme.  It’s currently operated as a voluntary scheme in the UK, but has been developed to be used against new dwellings as well as major refurbishment projects. The assessment can be carried out at any point in the project lifecycle, but usually the earlier the assessment is taken the better.  This allows for any corrective action that needs to be made to be built into the schedule of works and minimises disruption. The EcoHomes assessment tests the development or refurbishment against a set of criteria that help determine the impact the said dwelling will have on the environment around it.  Currently, the assessment areas include energy, transport, pollution, materials, water, land use, [...] Continue Reading…

I am not suggesting for a moment that all Green businesses are bad investments, but I am suggesting that whenever a bubble appears or to there is much enthusiasm for an idea, that a number of the businesses ideas sold to unquestioning investors will turn out to serve the middle men far more than the money men.As the investors, the business angels, we need to be on our guard.There appear to be two dangers with the current alternative or green energy fad.The first is the classic investment risk taught by Benjamin Graham and discussed in his book The Intelligent Investor. Graham, the mentor of Warren Buffett, took apart the reasons for investing in the 1950s boom industry – the [...] Continue Reading…

I wish I could take about a week to give business people an introduction to Green business practices. Environmentalism has become an immense diversity of issues, and even scaling down to the parts that apply to business leaves enough information to fill a truckload of books. Even the dedicated environmental professional will need to spend a great deal of time to master the concepts that apply to business.Add to that the challenges and demands of running a business, and it is easy to understand why taking a business Green is frankly beyond the resources of most businesses. It is a practical matter of necessity. The needful chores and obligations of business are back breaking. How can you fit an [...] Continue Reading…

The first thing that comes to the mind when we talk of solar generators is cost. But with the advance of science and technology, it has now become very easy to build your own solar generator. This means that you do not have to get caught up in the dark any more. You can simply buy a few simple parts and use them to build your own solar generator. All you need for this is a solar panel, batteries, batteries box, DC input model, inverter if you want to change the current to AC and some insulated wire. The first thing that you have to buy for this to work is a 12V or higher voltage solar panel. While [...] Continue Reading…

Energy Performance Certificates are now mandatory for the sale or lease of commercial property (Commercial EPC). Asset owners will require to obtain an Energy Certificate before the property is marketed for sale or lease. The same principles apply to the domestic property market. The EU EPBD directive is now applicable to all property in the UK including England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) will require the services of a Domestic Energy Assessor for residential property. A Commercial Energy Assessor is required for commercial buildings, example shops, warehouses, industrial units. It is advisable to select an assessor who is accredited with an official accreditation body e.g. ABBE, NHER, Quidos. Various registers and directory sites are available [...] Continue Reading…