At a recent business forum co-hosted by Proudly South African, the Responsible Packaging Management Association of Southern Africa (RPMASA) and Enterprise Ilembe in Ballito, speakers urged delegates to apply their minds to sourcing green businesses, products and services locally to boost the economy and reduce carbon emissions. “Many economic opportunities exist for South African businesses [...]
Finding Inspiration for Your Green Business Sometimes you just need some inspiration, let’s face it: running a business is tough work. Running a green business can potentially be even tougher. The costs seem to add up quicker and the sales seem to be less. However, one of my favorite examples of a green business that’s [...]
A number of infrastructure development projects in KwaZulu-Natal will become catalysts for faster economic growth in the region, says Michael Mabuyakhulu, MEC of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Earlier this month the Dube Trade Port announced a R5bn plan for developing Dube City as part of the new King Shaka International Airport. Dubbed [...]
I wrote my book, Build a Green Business: Profitable Ways to Become an Ecopreneur, specifically to help people start green businesses. I wanted readers to explore the world of green business, and what running one of these wonderfully synergistic entities that combine social activism, human rights, and environmental protection, with free market, self-sustaining, good old [...]
The 2011 State of Green Business Forum, conducted by GreenBizGroup, started today in San Francisco, and follows with forums in Chicago and Washington D.C. in the next two weeks. The Forum is one of the standard bearers in the world of sustainable business conferences. It brings together thought leaders, innovators, and executives across all industries [...]
Some of the words we keep hearing are “double dip recession” and “credit squeeze on housing loans”. World economic crisis effects each and any business market, still there are some markets that are effected much more then other. Real estate business as among those which depend on the economy and also on the banks providing [...]
Does this sound like you? * You’ve decided to opt out of corporate employment in favour of working for yourself * You don’t want unnecessary risk that goes with a start-up * You’d prefer to work from home and choose your own “office hours” * You want a business that is affordable and does not [...]
There currently exists an opportunity for an Ecopreneur to start his/her own business offering an organic SEO opportunity to a client base. Seo, (Search Engine optimisation) together with search engine marketing (SEM), particularly of an organic type, can greatly enhance the cost effectiveness in online marketing and as such is becoming a sought after service. [...]
