Green Businesses: You Can Start to Make Money and Make A Difference

Croston provides a heap of examples of some very green businesses that will surely make some profit given the right management and market, along with some rough initial start-up costs (scale from $ to $$$$$), the time to start it, and the knowledge required as well as any special challenges that may lie ahead. He also includes reasons why it would be a smart idea and profitable.However, the only thing I find lacking in this book is a simple section on "the first steps to get started." As I mentioned in the title, this is great when you have some business experience and have done it many times before, but to earn that extra 5 star I want it to be open to all individuals regardless of experience.

75 Green Businesses You Can Start To Make Money and Make a Difference, is an overview of the sustainable small business opportunities that have shown the most promise and growth of recent years. In it, Glenn Croston points out that the biggest business opportunities in our near future will be for those entrepreneurs who are willing to be creative and innovative in their approaches to solving some of our most pressing challenges. In addition the book lists an impressive number of resources and contacts as well as background on the industries described. One of the comments by a reviewer of this book stated that Glenn has written nearly half of your business plan for you. Clearly, if you are planning on launching a green business, this is an excellent source of information. My copy sits on my desk and is dog-eared from constant use.

I thought this book would be a good way to grab some ideas for starting a green home business. While there are good ideas they are not really meant for the average person who is doesn't have a lot of start up money. It is okat for ideas but if you are looking for at home starters you may want to look elsewhere.

This book gives an inside look into the careers (and obviously business ideas) of the renewable energy field. This book is a must for anyone who aspires to start their own business in this field. I have personally used this to launch my own ideas and am currently working towards starting my own business.

Very informative and really gave me more than I expected. Explains the basics of starting a green business and the many different kinds of green businesses.

This book has a lot of great ideas, and plenty of details for each business, whether they require a lot of money or a little to start and how much expertise. If you're thinking about starting a green business, this is a good book to begin with.

My husband and I are more than half way through this book and we highly recommend it for anyone wanting to start a green business, work for a green business and/or invest in a green future. Each business venture is broken down with a chart to understand any start-up costs/skills involved and puts it a "reader friendly" perspective. The book is loaded with referral websites and it's apparent the author has done his homework.

all good