Green business is the new trend and it is here to stay. There are tons of green businesses that you can start today and capitalize on. We have listed a few below.
1. Green Salons…using organic hair products (coloring products and nail care in particular) and water and energy conservation efforts, plus green furniture and all natural tools such as bamboo combs and brushes you can design your salon to be eco friendly and market it as a green Salon
2. Eco Gym….. get rid of the electronics and design all exercise areas to optimize green heating and cooling, reduce air conditioning costs using green cooling (Ice Bear) and create a more healthful environment with all natural flooring and eco friendly decor. Incorporate natural health supplements in your shop and bamboo and organic cotton sportswear.
3. Green Lobbyist….if legislation and government is something that peaks your interest the growth in environmental lobbyist positions is growing with the potential t open your own green lobbyist firm this is a high growth field.
4. Green Gardener….help homeowners reduce their water use (critical in California) by becoming a specialist in drought tolerate gardens and replacing wasteful grass lawns with native plants, stone gardens or organic herb gardens.
5. Green Bed and Breakfast….solar or wind powered, organic cotton or bamboo sheets, green meals (eco-friendly meats and fish and organic produce and fruits), and beautiful natural settings will attract eco-vacationers no matter where you are located.
6. Green Marketing Expert….help companies develop marketing plans that reduces costs and improve their reputations both with consumers and in their communities. From social media marketing to cooperative marketing and using green promotional products these green marketing methods are in demand!
7. Green Investment Adviser…Green people are looking for green ways to invest and want someone to do the due diligence to find green companies as opposed to green washed companies to invest in.
8. Green Business Consulting…help businesses, that can’t afford full time environmental management departments, take the steps toward sustainability. Sometimes all they need is a plan and someone to show them how to move forward.
9. Boutique Organic Foods for Restaurants…this can be done on a small scale on less than 5 acres of land and can provide local restaurants with seasonal produce at premium prices.
10. Green Plumbers…..help homeowners and businesses reduce their water costs and pollution by promoting, selling, installing green toilets, faucets, and water heating systems.
11. Recycling Business…from thrift shops to art galleries, and scrap metal dealers the ability to reuse and recycle in America is huge. Can it be recycled or reused? It’s a business opportunity only limited by your imagination.
12. Green Schools and Education….Really this opens up hundreds of entrepreneurial possibilities in and of itself, from energy efficiency to curriculum writing, to green job training vocational schools, being a school district vendor of organic foods for the cafeteria just let your imagination run wild.
13. Green Lawyer….. This can be anything from neighbor disputes about shade trees reducing solar panel output to representing corporations on environmental clean up operations, helping green businesses get started, once again just think of the possibilities…
14. Cool Roofs….. From actually doing the roofing jobs to supplying the products that help reduce heat gain in buildings both residential and commercial. Reflective roofing material and other technology
15. Green Light for Green Lighting…..design of lighting fixtures that use CFLs and LED lighting to on reducing energy consumption through natural lighting(solar tubes) and specializing in interior design lighting to businesses effeciently light retail spaces and offices…
16. Carbon Trader …..For a good resource on this check out www.ieta.org
17. Green Shopping Bags….. Have you noticed the trend? More and more people are buying reusable cloth or heavy duty recycled plastic bags the artwork for these bags, the manufacturing, and design are all open and growing opportunities for small and medium size businesses alike
18. Recycled Furniture…..This is a great green business if you really want to make a huge impact on the environment. It is the furniture and construction industries that account to much of the destruction of the forests. From using old couches to make new ones to redesigning a huge oak table into 2 smaller ones this has a lot of possibilities for craftsman and retailer alike.
19. Recycled Fashion….Open a shop on Melrose Place or thrift stores in low income neighborhoods..design new fashions using old fabrics, buy all the closeout fashions this year to make a whole new line for next year, outlet malls, designing women’s shoes using men’s suit material from last season or making fabric jewelry…. you get the picture….more endless possibilities
20. Microbial Clean Up for Toxic Waste Sites….. This is one of those heavy duty expensive businesses to get into but with corporations paying millions and even billions on cleaning up their messes this is a promising field from research to clean up teams to consulting may business opportunities here
it is easy to get Business ideas, just look for a product or service that has demand and fill it`-.
I am a NYC real estate property manager and would love to learn as much as I can about green technology as it will have a positive impact on my industry and
maybe to take it a step further as I branch out on my own.