Green Business Trends: Ensuring Business Sustainability

Robert and I have always supported entrepreneurs like you in your quest for success. That invariably means creating a sustainable business  — one that is capable of ensuring wealth for investors,  fulfillment for employees and value for customers/clients and the community.  Over the last few years, sustainable has also come to take on another meaning: being respectful of the environmental impact and resources required to keep a business profitable.

Focusing on this new dimension, environmental sustainability,  for BusinessCast episode #118,  Robert and I sat down with Rob Colman — Senior Editor of Green Business magazine. Rob shares with us what he sees are the latest trends in “greening businesses” and the opportunities that presents for entrepreneurs like you.

At the same time, if you’re wondering if, when and how you should integrate environmentally sustainable practices into your business, also check out BusinessCast #112 — Greening Your Business where Rob Grand, President of Grass Roots Stores shares his practical insights.

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Get New Employees Up and Running – Part 2

 

You’re a busy entrepreneur. So, you know how difficult it is to retain an enthusiastic, skilled and productive employee. And, since employee retention is directly linked to the quality of your employee orientation program, here’s a question for you:

 

 

In BusinessCast podcast #59, Get New Employees Up and Running, Robert and I outline all of the critical phases of an effective employee orientation program – from pre-employee interview straight through to post probation period.

 

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Gadgets That Help the Bottom Line – Part 1 – Heads-Up!

It was inevitable…in other words, it wasn’t just the release of the iPhone 3G and all the talk of the Blackberry Storm…when you have two gadget-centric-geeks like Robert and me, that we would eventually do a BusinessCast podcast about popular gadgets for entrepreneurs.

But, unlike other gadget discussions – on the web, on television, in print, etc. – that are determined to sell you gadgets regardless of whether they’re right for you, we have a much more relevant goal: clear-cutting through the tech-gadget jungle so that you use the technologies and devices that help you achieve your business goals.

 

Show #65 – Gadgets That Help the Bottom Line will be posted this weekend. Listen to it before your next business gadget purchase.

 

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