Comments on: New Business Ideas: Eco-Friendliness http://smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html Exploring the trends driving small business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: cheryl kidd http://smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-917558 cheryl kidd Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:57:00 +0000 http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-917558 Any company that serves the present trend towards downsizing would get my nod towards eco-friendly. The less is more movement has been in the spotlight for things like micro homes, but it would include any item that combined utility or was otherwise compact. Any company that serves the present trend towards downsizing would get my nod towards eco-friendly. The less is more movement has been in the spotlight for things like micro homes, but it would include any item that combined utility or was otherwise compact.

]]> By: Ronna Bianca http://smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-707017 Ronna Bianca Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:14:06 +0000 http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-707017 The American Diabetes Association suggests an personal restrictions their saturated fat intake to about 7% per day but a usual Western diet gives you around 40%. In view of the fact that too much fat promotes poor health, it would be better to limit fats including those in coconut oil that have a higher risk of promoting health troubles since most Americans get way a rediculous amount of saturated fat anyway. The American Diabetes Association suggests an personal restrictions their saturated fat intake to about 7% per day but a usual Western diet gives you around 40%. In view of the fact that too much fat promotes poor health, it would be better to limit fats including those in coconut oil that have a higher risk of promoting health troubles since most Americans get way a rediculous amount of saturated fat anyway.

]]> By: Steve Rucinski http://smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-340956 Steve Rucinski Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:49:07 +0000 http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-340956 I think all of this eco-friendly stuff will really accelerate when simple economics is applied. Right now most of these type of products cost MORE than their non-eco friendly competitors. Once the eco-friendly folks switch the model and make eco-friendly LESS costly then consumers are rewarded for using the products, volume of purchases will rise delivering increased incremental profits. If producers want to drive up demand for these type of products maybe they could follow the software business model. Give it away or make it cheap in order to drive marketshare, buzz, word of mouth, mindshare and passionate users. I think all of this eco-friendly stuff will really accelerate when simple economics is applied. Right now most of these type of products cost MORE than their non-eco friendly competitors.

Once the eco-friendly folks switch the model and make eco-friendly LESS costly then consumers are rewarded for using the products, volume of purchases will rise delivering increased incremental profits.

If producers want to drive up demand for these type of products maybe they could follow the software business model. Give it away or make it cheap in order to drive marketshare, buzz, word of mouth, mindshare and passionate users.

]]> By: Amanda http://smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-340160 Amanda Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:27:54 +0000 http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-340160 Those Levi jeans do sound interesting. I think it's a great idea that many clothing companies will probably copy. The whitewater village also sounds great. I bet it is a really relaxing environment too. Those Levi jeans do sound interesting. I think it’s a great idea that many clothing companies will probably copy. The whitewater village also sounds great. I bet it is a really relaxing environment too.

]]> By: Chris http://smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-340095 Chris Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:15:20 +0000 http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-340095 <p>I'm all for eco-friendliness and I absolutely love the paper products. Large companies such as McDonald's stopped using styrofoam altogether due to it's environmental unfriendliness. So this creation may really take off. And I'm icredibly curious about the new Levi jeans now - I have to see those!</p> I’m all for eco-friendliness and I absolutely love the paper products. Large companies such as McDonald’s stopped using styrofoam altogether due to it’s environmental unfriendliness. So this creation may really take off. And I’m icredibly curious about the new Levi jeans now – I have to see those!

]]> By: Barry J Benjamin http://smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-339741 Barry J Benjamin Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:59:51 +0000 http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2007/09/new-business-ideas-eco-friendliness.html#comment-339741 One of the best ideas that taps into the enviromentally-friendly products and services trend is involving the customer that educates them in an interesting way about how your company is becoming more environmental. This involves two very important processes that have to be in place anyways. One is having your staff buy-in to the idea of being environmentally friendly. The other is being willing to believe that your customers would actually be interested in the fact that your company is environmentally friendly. I found your examples above focusing only on the product side of this equation and that is why I specifically came up with a service oriented example. Becoming environmentally friendly is more about changing your thought processe that go into running your business than it is producing an eco-product although there is much thought that goes into that also. I hope this opens the discussion up a little so that all aspects of our society are looked at as venues for becoming more environmentally friendly. Thanks. One of the best ideas that taps into the enviromentally-friendly products and services trend is involving the customer that educates them in an interesting way about how your company is becoming more environmental. This involves two very important processes that have to be in place anyways. One is having your staff buy-in to the idea of being environmentally friendly. The other is being willing to believe that your customers would actually be interested in the fact that your company is environmentally friendly. I found your examples above focusing only on the product side of this equation and that is why I specifically came up with a service oriented example. Becoming environmentally friendly is more about changing your thought processe that go into running your business than it is producing an eco-product although there is much thought that goes into that also. I hope this opens the discussion up a little so that all aspects of our society are looked at as venues for becoming more environmentally friendly. Thanks.

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