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Turn Your Restaurant Into an Eco-eatery
Written on 25 Jun, 2009 at 16:41 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 1,635 times | 2 Comments
For restaurateurs looking to attract the eco-conscious palate, turning your eatery green can help take your business to the next level and reduce overhead costs driving up the bottom line, according to Energy Star.... (Continue reading)
Lead with LEED
Written on 28 May, 2009 at 15:51 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 1,033 times | 3 Comments
As the Obama administration continues to push its support for the creation of green initiatives and jobs, the prospect of a fully green economy has become more and more realistic.... (Continue reading)
BEing Green: Leveraging on Innovation
Written on 30 Apr, 2009 at 12:22 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 537 times | 0 Comments
But, where there’s necessity, there’s invention, and Keith Dixon, along with his business partner, David Ramano, created a gown that curbs the potential for a “wardrobe malfunction.” Aside from making way in the healthcare sector, the gowns also fill a... (Continue reading)
Grabbing African Americans by the Green Collar
Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 10:54 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 1,353 times | 5 Comments
When many black people think of jobs that create environmental efficiency, they often think of Buck Rogers and space-age technology. That misconception could potentially keep black workers out of the green-collar industry, which is predicted to be the largest employment... (Continue reading)
Building a Green Economy Is No Overnight Feat
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 14:10 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 807 times | 7 Comments
Chicago native Mario Brownlow, 31, is quick to proclaim his love of green-collar jobs and how they helped transform his life. ... (Continue reading)
From Pollution-Based to Inclusively Green
Written on 19 Mar, 2009 at 10:47 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 625 times | 2 Comments
With the American Recovery and Investment Act allotting millions of dollars in support of green-collar training, weatherization, and more energy-efficient infrastructure, now is a ripe time for minority entrepreneurs to jump into an industry that can not only help communities,... (Continue reading)
Can Green-Collar Jobs Save the Economy?
Written on 5 Feb, 2009 at 14:12 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 704 times | 4 Comments
It’s not often that environmentalists and labor groups see eye to eye. But the nation’s economic freefall has brought the two groups together to encourage lawmakers to enact policies that will build a green economy and create jobs that uphold... (Continue reading)
Arts, Culture Fuel Green Economy in Community
Written on 19 Dec, 2008 at 13:11 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 620 times | 1 Comment
In an effort to revitalize the Lincoln Park community in Newark, New Jersey, Baye Adofo Wilson, executive director of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD), realized that rekindling the fire of Lincoln Park’s arts and culture community was the... (Continue reading)
New Jersey Community Builds on Arts, Environment
Written on 18 Dec, 2008 at 16:10 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 547 times | 2 Comments
When most people looked at Newark, New Jersey’s Lincoln Park neighborhood in 1999, they saw a low-income community with transient residents, vacant lots, abandoned buildings, a four-acre, drug- and prostitution- infested park, and a dilapidated Symphony Hall as the only... (Continue reading)
Limo Service Goes Green
Written on 21 Oct, 2008 at 16:33 in Entrepreneurs BEing Green | viewed 348 times | 0 Comments
With a 7-year-old Mercedes Benz and an auto heiress as his first customer, Frederick Dunn launched Dunn Rite Limousine Service, a high-end limousine company that chauffeurs celebrities and wealthy non-celebs in 2003. To set himself apart from the other limousine... (Continue reading)
