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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Green Plus Spotlight: Winning Workplaces
Green Plus recently received the honor of taking an insider’s look into Winning Workplaces’s selection process for its “Top Small Workplaces” award. Winning Workplaces is a non-profit whose mission is to help small and midsize organizations create high-performing workplaces. Winning … Continue Reading
Test Your Sustainable Business IQ!
Learning about ways to cut costs and improve business practices while doing something good for the environment and employees is one of the missions of the Green Plus program. If your business hasn’t yet taken the dive into the Green … Continue Reading
Unpacking the Stimulus Package: ARC Program Off to a Slow Start
Unpacking the Stimulus Package, Vol. 4 On June 15th, the Small Business Administration began accepting applications for their short-term deferred-payment ARC loan program. By the end of the first week, however, only four national banks had signed on to the … Continue Reading
Shedding Light on the Lightbulb Debate
CFLs, LEDs, incadescents… there are so many options out there for lightbulbs these days, and each has its own advantages and drawbacks. Incandescent bulbs are the traditional lightbulbs that we all grew up with, and have been commercially popular since … Continue Reading
Video: Small Businesses Share Their Experiences Saving Money, Improving Operations through Sustainability
Three small businesses from the landscaping, restaurants, and IT sectors discussed how sustainability in general and Green Plus in particular help them improve operations, save money, and become better environmental and community stewards. The businesses included Bland Landscaping, the Chapel … Continue Reading
Revisiting Intuit’s New Software Product: Green Snapshot
98% of all businesses have under 100 employees, yet regulators and activists insist on targeting large businesses when advocating more environmentally friendly business practices. Recognizing this large absence in targeting small and midsized businesses, Intuit has developed a new program … Continue Reading
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Cut Printing Costs, Be Greener
We all try to print less, email more and reduce our waste, but printing and copying is a fact of life for businesses. Xerox is working on printing technology that could help cut both waste and costs. The company recently … Continue Reading
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Tagged cartridge-free design, ColorQube 9200, green printers, GreenBiz.com, solid ink printers
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New Ways to Make Money by Recycling
While recycling benefits the environment by conserving the earth’s resources, it can also be profitable for small, medium, and large businesses. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, for example, made $12,860 in 2008 alone by recycling over 140 tons of recyclable materials. In … Continue Reading
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Tagged Cleveland Metroparks Zo, make money recycling, Recycle Bank, Recycle Bank Rewards Partners, recycling
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Small Business Roundtable – How to Stay Competitive in Tough Economic Times
Small Business Roundtable Who: Gary Hayes, Managing Director of Scale Finance, LLC What: “How to Stay Competitive in Tough Economic Times.” When: Wednesday, July 1 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Where: Chamber Office Participants will learn to: … Continue Reading
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Unpacking the Stimulus Package: Stimulus Tax Breaks for Small Businesses
Unpacking the Stimulus Package, Vol. 3 The Stimulus Package created, extended or expanded several business tax deductions and credits to help small businesses struggling as a result of the economic downturn. As some of these tax breaks are only available … Continue Reading
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Tagged ARC Loans, IRS temporary small business tax breaks, SBA, SBA Loans, stimulus package, temp
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