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Innovative Environmental Enterprise Development |
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EcoVentures International (EVI) explores and implements innovations in sustainable livelihoods & sustainable development. EVI is recognized for new approaches to green enterprise development, effective youth programs, environmental microenterprise strategies, & collaborative community development.
EVI runs green enterprise projects, direct training and training-of-trainer programs, facilitates market linkage and value chain development, manages learning networks and dialogues, and develops training curricula and other environmental enterprise learning tools.
EVI research and programs include environmental enterprises related to renewable energy, water, agriculture, organics, non-timber forest products, recycling, natural fibers, and alternative fuels.
Project Updates: Going Green Festival in Allegany County, New York, May 2nd-3rd: Understanding Green Business can be the launch pad for a new business idea or a new method to boost an existing business. Accord Corporation and EcoVentures International are partnering with New York Energy $mart and Alfred State College to provide a two-day Green Business Training for aspiring entrepreneurs and existing businesses in Allegany County.
Read more on the project and the Green Business Action Team meeting.
EcoPreneur-ing: We have two recent submissions to the EcoPreneur database, an established carbon-negative ecotourism destination in Wisconsin, as well as a newly developed, community-owned organic coffee company in Haiti - both great examples of ways that people are utilizing green entrepreneurship concepts to make income while building sustainable communities and livelihoods. Check out the Inn Serendipity and EcoCafe Haiti in our EcoPreneur Database.
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