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Rural woman turns successful entrepreneur

Posted on: Thursday, October 16th, 2008 in: Environmental

HELPLESS woman, who was hardly able to make both ends meet, is today successfully supporting her sons’ education and has even taken her husband as a partner in her business venture.
In a unique example of rural entrepreneurship, 38-year old Malti Bai after spending a nomadic life for about 10 years turned her misfortunes into a handsome […]

Ministers embrace electric car revolution

Posted on: Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 in: Environmental

 
Gordon Brown is to launch the biggest revolution in the way Britons drive since the development of the internal combustion engine. He will meet manufacturers this week to try to persuade them to mass-produce electric cars, and is considering a remarkable plan to sell the cars cheap, together with their fuel, that is modelled on […]

Christian entrepreneur - John F. Baugh

Posted on: Monday, June 23rd, 2008 in: Environmental

Second on this maiden list is John F. Baugh, founder of SYSCO, located in Houston, Texas. The company began in 1970, doing $115 million its first year, and growing to the point that by the end of the last fiscal year, sales topped out at $26.1 billion. SYSCO, which is an acronym for Systems and […]

Green inventor backed by millionaire

Posted on: Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in: Entrepreneur, Environmental

 
A BIRMINGHAM man whose invention turns fallen leaves into fuel has been backed by millionaire Ben Way.
Peter Morrison, based in Hockley, has created Leaf Log which converts dead leaves into coal substitute.
The 43-year-old inventor has caught the eye of Channel 4 Secret Millionaire entrepreneur Way, who offered an undisclosed amount to the scheme.
Now Peter, a […]

GreenPrint - What?

Posted on: Friday, June 13th, 2008 in: Entrepreneur, Environmental

 
After seeing the overflow of abandoned printouts while working at Ford, Hamilton decided a solution was needed.
GreenPrint produces software that eliminates unnecessary text or pictures — such as Internet ads or big photos — from printouts, saving both ink and paper. Besides making less waste, it also saves money. “Ink is now one of the […]

White lines …

Posted on: Friday, May 16th, 2008 in: Innovation, Environmental

 
People have used dark-lined writing paper since medieval times and over the years, a lot of bleach has been used to provide a contrasting white background. Swedish Whitelines, on the other hand, makes carbon-neutral writing paper that uses white lines against a light grey background.
Traditional dark-lined paper not only depends on the use of bleach […]

Kenya: Entrepreneur’s Concept Blossoms

Posted on: Monday, May 12th, 2008 in: Entrepreneur, Environmental

 
Bilha Maina could not have ignored the chance to invest Sh500,000 of her savings on a Jatropha plantation in Matuu where her family owns 40 acres of land.
Ms Maina is the CEO of Adopt a Village an enterprise that grows Jatropha trees and trades them to farmers, and industries that are seeking alternative energy sources.
Lately, […]

Green engine for black cab firm

Posted on: Sunday, May 4th, 2008 in: Environmental

 
The manufacturer of the iconic London black cab has signed a deal to design and build a battery-powered taxi with no carbon emissions.
Manganese Bronze says the car will have a top speed of 50 miles per hour and a range of 100km on each battery charge, costing about 4p per mile to run.
It will work […]

Students show entrepreneur skills in 100 hours

Posted on: Friday, May 2nd, 2008 in: Entrepreneur, Environmental

 
UW-Madison students participated in a 100-hour competition over the weekend designed to spur students’ entrepreneur skills.
The Wiscontrepreneur Challenge, which started April 17, requires participants to create something socially valuable from recycled surplus material for $10 in 100 hours.
“100-hour challenge is an opportunity for students at UW-Madison to test their entrepreneur skills to be creative, to […]

Entrepreneur Opens Energy-Saving Lighting Business

Posted on: Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 in: Entrepreneur, Environmental

An entrepreneur from Columbia City has established a new company to fulfill the desire of U.S. consumers to save time, money and energy while going green. Kevin P. McGloughlin, who is a client of the Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center (NEISBDC), recently opened GreenLighting4U, LLC to provide a unique service to area homeowners.
Professional installers […]