Another thread got me thinking to start this conversation on an idea developing around a new business I am kicking off.
In a few short months the business (restoring antique windows mostly) has gone bonkers. I am finding that simultaneously the people who own these antique places are shifting money out of the markets into perceived hard assets and seriously considering environmental concerns in their decision making (whether for table chatter value or sincere ethics is none of my concern).
So to get to the point, I am currently subcontracting all my work with the contractor supplying all tools/ equip/ vehicle. Thus I have an already viable business, which owns/ owes exactly zero. The next stage mandates purchasing my own gear and what I want to do is get the 'greenest' most enviro-sound set up I can possibly set up which will not just do the job, but promote these aspects of what I do.
There are more and less sound power tools and ways to power them, but I'm not really into counting kilojoules to that extent. The main greentech I am looking at is an electric assisted tricycle with toolbox/ roofrack/ solar panel and signage. There are a few folks here in Melbourne with variations on this promotional technique. With a temperate climate and mostly flat/ many miles of designated bikeways/ it would be easy here.
Seems like worth the effort from a variety of perspectives, business, health and just enjoyability!
Is anyone else here 'greening' their business?
