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Written by a practicing business attorney with startup experience
in the environmental and technology sectors, Green Entrepreneur
Handbook: The Guide to Building and Growing a Green and Clean
Business assists entrepreneurs in tackling the wide variety of
opportunities to go green. It helps you incorporate clean
technology, environmental practices, and green business approaches
into your work environment. Part I The first section of the book
lays the groundwork for any new entrepreneur to understand the
history of the environmental and clean technology movements. The
author explains the motivation of greentrepreneurs, the drivers of
the green revolution into the future, and how to find the right
market for your solution. Part II The next section takes a new
business from initial idea to sales of the product or service. The
book addresses where greentrepreneurs can find ideas around which
to build a business; how to form a company to execute the business
concept; how to find and retain founders, employees, advisors, and
directors; how to raise money and make sales; and the importance of
intellectual capital and assets. Part III Emphasizing aspects
unique to the green business environment, the third part provides a
sound understanding of utilities and energy generation and
distribution and explores funding through project finance. It also
looks at the players and process of selling to the government; the
federal, state, and local regulatory impacts; government incentives
and tax programs designed to spur clean technology development; and
grants, loans, and other funds as sources of capital. Part IV In
the fourth section, the author covers lessons learned and emerging
challenges. He offers practical suggestions for going green that
businesses can implement themselves and describes current green
certifications. He also examines the role of venture capital and
institutional investors in green innovation, international trends
in green business, and the potential for exit events, such as
public offerings, mergers, and acquisitions. Part V The final part
focuses on lessons, tools, resources, and fundamentals essential to
any entrepreneur. It discusses market research and business
planning, details of forming a business, issues of employing
people, smart intellectual property management, obstacles
encountered in a difficult fundraising climate, and much more. A
one-stop resource for green entrepreneurs, this comprehensive
handbook equips you with the tools and knowledge to fully
appreciate the unique challenges of developing a green business.
Discussions of timely topics, advice, and additional resources are
available at www.greentrepreneur.org
Written by an experienced business lawyer in the technology,
scientific and engineering community, this publication is for the
engineer with an innovative high-tech idea or concept who needs
those crucial business insights and strategies to move that idea
forward. It offers key analysis on how to leave a current employer,
gain access to technologies and potential talent, and considers
other issues that can reduce problems down the road. It even
includes a step-by-step guide for accessing and protecting
intellectual property at the earliest stages. To assist in the
fundraising process, this resource explores all the available
options to capitalize a business from self-funding, to
bootstrapping, to angel investors, to venture capital to government
grants, to bank loans, to joint ventures. It also looks at the best
ways to form a company so as to take advantage of various tax and
business strategies, discusses compensation of employees with stock
options or restricted stock plans, explains how an emerging company
can expand internationally, and covers some key exit strategies
such as an IPO or a merger/acquisition. It covers most everything a
new technology business will face including hiring, firing,
contracts, leases, loans, and product warranties. As you read, you
will find this book is full of the stuff that engineers love:
statistics, data, tools, spreadsheets, and research. But it also
full of the anecdotal evidence and practical advice needed to stay
the course. Now is a tremendous time for entrepreneurship. Although
there have been periodic slowdowns in the economy, if you believe
in a future, high-tech is the future in which to believe. This book
is part of the Taylor and Francis/CRC Press series "What Every
Engineer Should Know About . Like the other books in the series, it
is designed to provide you with important knowledge that will help
you along your career path. This one will also help y
Written by a practicing business attorney with startup experience
in the environmental and technology sectors, Green Entrepreneur
Handbook: The Guide to Building and Growing a Green and Clean
Business assists entrepreneurs in tackling the wide variety of
opportunities to go green. It helps you incorporate clean
technology, environmental practices, and green business approaches
into your work environment. Part IThe first section of the book
lays the groundwork for any new entrepreneur to understand the
history of the environmental and clean technology movements. The
author explains the motivation of greentrepreneurs, the drivers of
the green revolution into the future, and how to find the right
market for your solution. Part IIThe next section takes a new
business from initial idea to sales of the product or service. The
book addresses where greentrepreneurs can find ideas around which
to build a business; how to form a company to execute the business
concept; how to find and retain founders, employees, advisors, and
directors; how to raise money and make sales; and the importance of
intellectual capital and assets. Part IIIEmphasizing aspects unique
to the green business environment, the third part provides a sound
understanding of utilities and energy generation and distribution
and explores funding through project finance. It also looks at the
players and process of selling to the government; the federal,
state, and local regulatory impacts; government incentives and tax
programs designed to spur clean technology development; and grants,
loans, and other funds as sources of capital. Part IVIn the fourth
section, the author covers lessons learned and emerging challenges.
He offers practical suggestions for going green that businesses can
implement themselves and describes current gree
Written by an experienced business lawyer in the technology,
scientific and engineering community, this publication is for the
engineer with an innovative high-tech idea or concept who needs
those crucial business insights and strategies to move that idea
forward. It offers key analysis on how to leave a current employer,
gain access to technologies and potential talent, and considers
other issues that can reduce problems down the road. It even
includes a step-by-step guide for accessing and protecting
intellectual property at the earliest stages. To assist in the
fundraising process, this resource explores all the available
options to capitalize a business - from self-funding, to
bootstrapping, to angel investors, to venture capital to government
grants, to bank loans, to joint ventures. It also looks at the best
ways to form a company so as to take advantage of various tax and
business strategies, discusses compensation of employees with stock
options or restricted stock plans, explains how an emerging company
can expand internationally, and covers some key exit strategies
such as an IPO or a merger/acquisition. It covers most everything a
new technology business will face including hiring, firing,
contracts, leases, loans, and product warranties. As you read, you
will find this book is full of the stuff that engineers love:
statistics, data, tools, spreadsheets, and research. But it also
full of the anecdotal evidence and practical advice needed to stay
the course. Now is a tremendous time for entrepreneurship. Although
there have been periodic slowdowns in the economy, if you believe
in a future, high-tech is the future in which to believe. This book
is part of the Taylor & Francis/CRC Press series "What Every
Engineer Should Know About... . Like the other books in the series,
it is designed to provide you with important knowledge that will
help you along your career path. This one will also help you make
that path your own.
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