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Rusty Tweed Explores How Sustainability is Impacting the Construction Industry

The Startup Magazine

To this end, a number of commercial green buildings have been designed with features that promote workplace productivity and ambiance. With advances in technology, green buildings can also be built at fairly competitive prices. In California, regulators have forwarded a measure to have buildings achieve zero net energy consumption.

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How Businesses Can Be Sustainable And Profitable

The Startup Magazine

A huge example of this is playing out right now in California. the electric provider for the vast majority of Northern California, has not been responsible for proper maintenance on their power lines and facilities. Microgrids can provide energy for individual businesses or small communities. Microgrids. Self-Reliance.

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Tips For Managing Your Regular Mail In Your Business

The Startup Magazine

Green processes are not just a branding perk today; they must be a core part of a firm’s infrastructure. . On the regular mail side of things, going green means adopting a credible recycling policy on your premises. Read on for some tips to help you manage your regular mail more effectively. . Commit to Recycling.

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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Solar Firms Providing Battery Storage

The Startup Magazine

Your solar panels from the best solar company in California are now coupled with battery storage, kick in seamlessly, providing uninterrupted power. Anecdote 2: Meeting Constituents Let’s meet Tom, a community leader passionate about environmental causes. Tom’s constituents, his neighbors, look up to him for guidance.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13- BMW introduced subscription fees for their cars, creating revolutionary changes in the conservative automotive community. Joe Coulombe had an idea after running a small chain of convenience stores in southern California. 12- Disney. 13- My grandfather.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: New Assessment Tool For Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

ShareVolution As for the pitches today, first, Daniel McPherson from Australia pitched ShareVolution , an app store for the Microsoft SharePoint community. MyTab Next, Heddi Cundle from San Francisco, California, discussed MyTab , an online gift-registry of sorts to raise money for travel. He currently has a 1999 strategy.

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Innovation and Geography

SoCal CTO

LA is a vibrant community with a rich network of angels that fund early stage companies, lots of VCs, easy access to big media, lots of innovation in media, mobile content, games, green, health care, and many, many others. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO. in Computer Science.