Environmental Business

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

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Sometimes it takes one event or trigger to change your life or the direction you are going. I have been very much in my element the last 12 months trying to develop more and more content and services for consulting and coaching clients. I have had clients on a regular basis, even though I always feel I should have more, based on all the time I spend finding them.

As any good coach and entrepreneur should, I keep up on the developments in the industry and believe in the concept of “paying it forward”. The developments in our economy didn’t really help my relatively new company.

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In recent months, it seems that the trend of “going green” – living in an environmentally friendly way – has caught on with mainstream America. Clorox has started advertising green cleaning supplies. Paper towels and toilet paper made of recycled paper are cropping up on store shelves. Car companies are advertising hybrid vehicles, and celebrities boast about their extravagant eco-friendly lifestyles.

As a practical retailer, joining the green trend may seem too expensive or too difficult. You care about the environment, but you don’t have the time to install solar panels, grow grass on your roof, or conserve water with fancy plumbing. However, “going green” can be as simple as changing the store bags you use.

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This is the right time to be searching for a green collar job, because the world is investing heavily into the environmental sciences. With petroleum prices as high as they are governments are finally giving incentives to companies who invest in alternative energy, in eco-friendly packaging, recycling, and other green initiatives. But getting a job in this ‘green’ niche isn’t easy without the right kind of college degree. Here are the top college degree programs for people interested in getting on the green train:

Environmental Science Degrees

What is it?

This is a large scientific field which includes some well known areas of study such as ecology, forestry, geology, and hydrology. Over the years, this arena has grown to also cover such areas as the soil sciences, natural resource conservation, atmospheric science, and some aspects of oceanography. And, no matter what area you choose to study, conservation and sustainability is the ultimate goal.