Being both eco conscious and business minded can be a bit of a clash. After all, it’s difficult to focus on business growth and expansion when you’re also doing your best to work sustainably at all times.
And as a small business owner, it can actually be harder to put green decisions in motion. Smaller scale operations are more manageable, of course, but your budget can be harder to stretch.
That’s why setting up a green business from the get go is such a good idea. Not only are you primed to operate from here well into the future, but you also have a better shot at making sure all of your business efforts turn out green.
So with that in mind, if you’re looking to put your business skills to use, here are some of the best green business ideas to take on this year.
Electronic Repairs
Are you tech-minded? Do you enjoy working with hardware? Then you could run an electronic repairs and restoration company.
No one wants to buy a brand new phone when their current one is less than a year old, but that’s often the only thing possible to do. Let people sidestep this issue and avoid contributing to the current electronic waste problem!
Gardening and Landscaping
Gardening is a green job as is, but you can make it greener by setting up a local gardening and landscaping business.
In doing so, you’ll offer eco friendly garden clearance, trimming, and hardscaping - all of which can ruin the local environment when they’re done without a guiding eye.
And when you spend so much time outside, your working set up will be a lot healthier for you too. You won’t be stuck inside at a desk all day long, living the kind of sedentary life that makes work all the less fulfilling.
Coach clients through green products to use on their gardens, as well as what kind of pesticides to avoid, and help them create more bio-diverse landscapes around them. And if someone just needs their lawn mowing, you can make sure equipment that doesn’t require fuel has got the job done.
Secondhand Restoration
If you have any kind of hands-on, crafty skill, such as embroidery, painting, woodworking, etc., you could set up a secondhand restoration company within your own home.
And you’ll really hit the jackpot here, as this is the kind of business that’s both enjoyable to run and means you’re less likely to burn out as you try to build your business. After all, your own workload will be much more sustainable, as you get to take as long as you want on the project to bring it back to life.
That helps to slow the pace of the work you do, while still paying the bills, and is a much more sustainable way of working for both yourself and the local environment.
With neighbors bringing old items round to you, waiting until the item is ready, then coming to pick it up again, you prevent items being contributed to landfill and help to keep travel fumes low.
Waste Management and Disposal
Conscious, effective, and sustainable waste management is in short supply. You could set up a waste management and disposal business of your own, serving either residential or commercial customers (or both), and easily watch your business grow and grow.
After all, people don’t want to think too much about their own waste. Whether it comes out of their home or office, they just want to know it’s been taken away and dealt with properly. And in today’s climate, the need for green waste management and high-priority recycling plants goes hand in hand with these desires.
Of course, the larger your waste management and disposal company gets, the harder it’s going to be to coordinate your pick-ups. You’ll want to start using proper waste management software ASAP to contend with this.
Using the right system from the start only helps to strengthen your sustainable angle. After all, you’ll know your teams are picking up the right waste, as well as keeping their carbon footprints low during pick-ups and disposals. Plus, you can easily generate reports for your clients when they want to see just how green your impact is.
Commercial Cleaning
Following on from the idea of building a waste management company, you could also build a commercial cleaning company. And this works either on top of the previous venture or as another service built into your overall disposal service.
And we recommend focusing on commercial cleaning here, as not only is there a greater demand for commercial cleaning in general, but it’s also a sphere where green cleaning companies are in short supply.
You can use eco friendly products during cleans, then dispose of waste quickly and sustainably, and all the while help companies to lower their carbon output - even down to the kind of hand sanitizer they use in the bathroom.
It’s also the kind of company that’s easy to brand on social media too. You get the chance to detail the inner workings of your green cleaning, which will both attract new clients and make it easier for local businesses to get involved with sustainable cleaning practices.
There’s nothing like being an online eco cleaning authority as well as an effective solution for green-minded business owners!
Create a Green Business of Your Own
Building a green business is about intention, action, and follow-through. Combining all three in your business plan will help eco conscious entrepreneurs to create a company that serves both its customers and the environment around it.
But to make sure you’re offering green services, and working in a sustainable way, you should aim to design your business for the future. Forget eco friendly trends that come and go; your business should provide green services in a tried and tested, low-impact way.
So, if you need an idea to focus your eco friendly business ambitions toward, make sure you check out the list above!
Post a Comment