If you think you've reduced your carbon footprint all you can, think again. By looking at the problem of landfills from two sides – not putting stuff in them and taking stuff out of them – a company founded in 2001 by then 19-year-old Tom Szaky has gone well beyond the blue recycling bins we all know and use (don't we?) to upcycling, the reuse of trash.

It all started with worms and a Princeton Business Plan contest.

There's Green Out There, Both Money To Be Had and Environmentally Friendly Technologies: Go Get It!

by Geri Stengel on Apr 8, 2010 - 8:15am

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It bears repeating: New York state, city, and county really want businesses to "go green." And they're putting their money where their mouth is. All levels of government, and some utilities, are offering big incentives if businesses implement energy-saving technology.

By Rethinking Design as “Design Thinking,” Organizations Become More Innovative

by Guest Blogger on Dec 15, 2009 - 9:01pm

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The world has finally realized that the way creative people think is a process that can be applied to problems throughout an organization, not just in the design department.

Entrepreneurship Roundup: Testing the Waters

by Geri Stengel on Jul 7, 2009 - 11:06am

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The recession has driven many to consider what they may not have before: starting a business of their own. For these people, Ventureneer.com developed a series of three FREE webinars to help aspiring entrepreneurs sort through whether the risks and hard work are worth the rewards of being their own boss and in control of their financial destiny: