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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

Slashed Expenses. From post-consumer materials in products to biodegradable packaging, shoppers actively look for good environmental stewards when they make purchases. sent to landfills by 2012, 75% by 2020 and 90% by 2040. Doubling-down on recycling and reusing our waste creates 10 times as many jobs. as waste disposal alone.

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The Green Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Workforce

Eco-Office Gals

As a matter of fact, in the fall of 2012, Business Week did an entire feature on why many companies have decided to be virtual. Therefore, you don’t need to purchase additional furniture or equipment and you don’t have to pay for monthly utilities to keep it up and running either.

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The Top 5 Things That Were Wise Investments for My Home Business

Tips From T. Marie

That means that I do a lot of research and soul searching before purchasing anything. Why it was a wise choice : In 2012 I found myself at a crossroads with my business. It not only helped me in 2012, the skills and tools I learned continue to be useful to this day. 1 Dropbox. 3 Business Coaching.

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Who Cares What You Do for a Living

The Marq

Below’s an excerpt of the organization’s mission: [To provide] a one-stop-shop for conscientious pet owners to purchase organic, environmentally safe products to treat common family pet health issues, while donating 100% of our annual profits to local and national dog rescues. We’ve divorced a business from doing good for society.

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

Ideas.Ted

Yet white Americans are far more likely than Black Americans to view racism as a “zero-sum game,” believing that if life improves for Black people, it will be at the expense of white people. One out of three US couples purchasing high-end homes opt for two master bedrooms, according to psychologist and researcher Wendy Troxel.

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