EEC - Environmental Enterprise Corps
by TreeHugger on 05.13.05
Some say that it’s business that’s gonna save the world. Show people how to make a buck out of doing the right thing and they’ll trip over themselves to be green. If this is true, then one perfect breeding ground for a eco-entrepreneurship has to be this program. The well respected World Resources Institute runs the EEC program to facilitate both pro-bono business advice to enviro and social business ‘start-ups’ in South America and offer a fertile real-life classroom for MBA students to learn that Planet and People are of equal value to Profit. Investors and buyers are also added to the mix. Students develop skills in crafting a business plan, mapping marketing strategies, doing financial analysis, etc. $8 million USD has been invested in such ventures through WRI’s win-win networking. The list of completed projects is bedazzling and even includes the Tagua nut that we’ve mentioned before. ::New Ventures - EEC [by WM]
This is good..there are other ways, too:
Part time environment home biz listed on eBay
Hello everyone. I see at least two different "green businesses for sale" on Ebay, for less than $20.
Here descriptions and the ebay listing refernce numbers below:
HELP THE ENVIRONMENT + Earn £200+ per week PT Item number: 7514372445
EARN EXTRA INCOME, NOVEL EARTH-SAVING RECYCLING INFO Item number: 5581995412
Earn $$$ while you help reduce landfill waste. Not a huge money-maker, but you'll feel good about actually being involved in an newly-discovered Sustainable Economy/Community action. You can do this part-time.
You are bidding on a concise, printed Guide for recycling, and selling, products that have previously not been recycled without having to be ground-up into pellets, or shredded. The market is unlimited, huge. There is a big shortage of used materials. Someone (you?) is needed to cover every city!
In addition, you'll make interesting new friends, and people will recognize you as a pioneer in a new field of recycling, and eventually, you may be so popular that you'll even get nominated for an award, or even offered a job! You can also do this on a bicycle, so that you're really a cycling recycler.
This is so unique that I'm quite sure NO ONE ELSE is doing this in your community. There are 600 cities worldwide with populations of over 1 million, and if you are in one of these 600 cities, this will be worthwhile to do.
This is for someone who wants to make a difference, and..
.. lives/works downtown, or in an 'urban' suburb; or, who travels all over, anyway
.. has at 2 hours a week to spare, walking or biking,
.. would like to earn $50-$200/month.
Other investment required: Less than $50, one time only, for setup supplies. A bicycle or scooter might also be handy, although you will be carrying less than 7 kilos at all times.
Thanks for reading this!