Ecopreneur Profiles featured in ECOpreneuring

"Ever-bigger machines, entailing ever-bigger
concentrations of economic power and exerting
ever-greater violence against the environment, do not
represent progress: they are a denial of wisdom."
-- E. F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful:
Economics as if People Mattered

HAVE PURPOSE

LIVE WELL

RESTORE EARTH

Following, are ecopreneur profiles featured in ECOpreneuring, offering but a glimpse into amazing opportunities possible. Some enterprises are guided by husband-and-wife partnerships. Other businesses are led by college friends, launched not long after graduation. In common amongst all ecopreneurs is a passion and commitment for their enterprise, and for leaving this world a better place.

Eric Henry, President, and Tom Sineath of T.S. Designs
Priya Haji, Co-founder, with Siddharth Sanghvi of World of Good
David Anderson, Founder and CEO of GreenOptions.com
Brett and Tawnee Dufur, co-owners of Pebble Publishing, Katy Trail Bed and Bikefest and Mighty Mo Canoe Rentals
David Van Seters, President and CEO of Small Potatoes Urban Delivery (SPUD)
Peter Nicholson, Executive and Creative Director of Foresight Design Initiative
Chris and Judith Plant, Co-publishers of New Society Publishers
Jan Joannides and Brett Olson, Co-founders of Renewing the Countryside

The following ecopreneur profiles showcase innovative rural women ecopreneurs. They're developed by Lisa Kivirist for the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO):

Zoë Bradbury, Farmer-Owner of Groundswell Farm

Charlene Torchia, Co-owner of Journey Inn

Submit YOUR own Ecopreneur Profile on EcoSector.com
Create your own ecopreneur profile (free) and link with others to bridge the boundaries of business, charities, and politics. Find possible funding support, announce new products or services, or inspire other ecopreneurs. EcoSector.com is a conduit for growing the green economy as it becomes a fusion of ecological and social values paired with the cutting edge business strategies that are making the world a better place.

Renewing the Countryside
There are hundreds of ecopreneur profiles prepared from the non-profit organization, Renewing the Countryside. With a focus on rural America, these stories feature farmers, artists, business owners, community leaders, non-profit organizers, youth and others who are living, working and playing in ways that benefit their families, their communities, and future generations. Read these stories and find ideas, hope and inspiration.

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EcoVentures International
Pioneering and inspirational ideas emerge every day in the form of environmental technologies or projects, often leading to the creation of environmental and social sector enterprises. With a global focus, the EcoVentures EcoPreneur Database seeks to inform and inspire people to take action in pushing towards a paradigm shift in business practice that is essential for a sustainable planet.

JumpUp Spotlights
Additional small business profiles are available as a part of Small Business Spotlights from Jump-up, from Inuit
While not all spotlights are of ecopreneurs, all of these small business owners share have discovered the benefits of owning the ladder, not climbing it.

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