Can Your Small Business Make A Difference?
by Jennifer Smith, owner,
Is Your Office Eco-Savvy?
Green, paperless, eco-this and that, you can’t get away from the green effort these days. NOT growing green in your small business seems so much easier. After all, you’re just a small business, how much damage can you really do?
Regardless of businesses size or type, one fact remains static – the Earth isn’t going anywhere any time soon, but continuing to trash it will make it a hostile environment for every person and every business, no matter how big or small.
This is the realization that came to me as I started Eco-Office Gals. I spent ten years working as a real world administrative assistant not thinking twice about printing, shredding, filing & storing massive amounts of paper. Driving 35 miles each way to an office was an inconvenience to me and my wallet, environment was never a factor. Grabbing my turtle mocha cappuccino’s and Chinese take out from one of my many choices on Main Street was common place. It took reading, learning and willingness to become aware of the impact I had made and what needed to change. I also learned that taking steps, not leaps, was the only way I could make a difference.
Today is a good day for Eco-Office Gals if I didn’t turn my printer on, if I drank my coffee out of the same cup all day and ate last night’s dinner for lunch. Today is a great day for business if I succeeded in making another small business paperless, helped someone start an online business, or shared what I learned about making a smaller impact to anyone that is willing to listen, learn and encourage.
Eco-Office Gals strives to have a great day for business everyday. My mission is to share my green steps, useful information and resources that I find and provide a site where other small businesses can start taking their first green steps and in turn encourage others to do the same.
Jennifer Smith is the owner of Eco-Office Gals, a green virtual assistant service that helps small businesses make an eco-friendly dfference. Wanna get your business going in a green direction? Eco-Office Gals are giving away green VA services to help you check that eco-task off of your to-do list. Check out their blog to enter.
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Great post. It’s all about changing your mindset to be aware of what you’re doing. Little things do make a big difference if everyone’s doing them. Thanks! Oh…and printer’s off.
Thanks for letting me take up some space on your blog today!
Jen
Eco-Office Gals!
small business are great for start-up ventures to know if the market is good-*:
i also started a small busines at home and it is a great way to invest your retirement money _
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