Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Fall 2010 Final Project GNBS 125

The project for the semester is to develop a plan for a new green business or a plan to green an existing business.

Questions you should answer in the project are:

What is the product or service you are going to offer?

What is it about this product that makes it green?

Who will your customers be?

What advantages will your product have in the marketplace?

Who is your competition?

What problems will you have to overcome in the marketplace?


You can choose any aspect of green and sustainable business that interests you.

Some ideas include:

Recycling
Alternative energy
Organic Foods
Sustainable Farming
Socially Responsible Business
Zero Emissions

The project is due by Dec 15th. The last night of class.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Things to watch

Winning the Oil End Game

It's amazing this presentation is now 5 years old but still very accurate except for oil cost projections. It makes an excellent market case for getting off of oil.

Pickens Plan

Presentation by T Boone Pickens on how to get away from imported oil use

Solazyme