There’s good news though! I have full confidences that the Bizzia/b5media staff will find a new writer to take over this blog – and hopefully he or she will be starting soon, with a fresh look at how to green your business. So, this isn’t the end of Greener Assets, and if you’re not yet subscribed to the feed, you should do so to keep up is the latest environment business news.

I’ll still be writing with Green Options, at their blog Ecoscraps. It’s a great place to find snippets of off-beat green news.

You can also still find me at BCS Frenzy here at b5media, and information about my writing can be found at ABContent Online. You can contact me at any time at allison@abcontentonline.com

Thanks for reading! Hope to see you all around the web!

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Farewell, Greener Assets

I also cover news – when major companies go green or are caught doing things that are not green, I let you know.

But now that I’ve been here for awhile, I want to know what YOU want. Whether you’re a long-time reader or this is your first visit here, please vote in the poll below. What do you want most out of a green business website?

Feel free to leave a comment if you have an opinion not listed on the poll!

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A Greener Assets Makeover: Cast Your Vote

Tomorrow, the summer solstice will occur at 23:59 UT. It is the first time since 1975 that it hasn’t occurred on June 21. To celebrate, b5media is hosting “The Great Blog Off” on June 20.

A number of bloggers around the network will be posting hourly in order to raise money for charity. I’m not able to participate, but many of the blogs here at the business channel will be. Please stop by and leave your comments as a support and, if you are so inclined, consider making a donation to our charity – Accion.

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b5media’s Blog Off

But what about the rest of you?

That’s why I’m introducing the “Go Green with your Small Business” series. Every few days, I’ll be featuring a type of small business that works outside of the traditional office setting, giving your tricks and tips for going green. From day cares to mechanic garages and everything in between, I’ll cover them all.

And this post will serve as a running list of all that I’ve covered so far – it will be continuously updated.

Have a non-office small business that you don’t see on the list? Tell me about it and I’ll be more than happy to feature your industry and talk about ways in which you can go green.

We can all find ways to be friendlier to the environment – you don’t have to be Wal-Mart to do your part. All small business owners can find ways to go green!

The list so far:

• Day Care Center
• Garage
• Hair Salon / Barber Shop
• Photography Studio
• Bakery

Email me (see the sidebar at right) or leave a comment below to add your small business to the list!

Technorati Tags: green,small business,environmentally-friendly,environment,go green

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Go Green with your Small Business Series

Today, I got some “junk mail” from Office Depot. On second look, though, it isn’t really junk – they’re offering some really good coupons. Although some of these can ONLY be used in-store, there are also a few that can be used online. As I don’t need anything from Office Depot right now, I’m offing them to you, hoping that you’ll make purchases from the new green line of products.

Here are the coupons I have up for grabs. All expire on May 24, 2008. To claim one (one per person please), just leave a comment using a valid email address and I’ll send you the coupon code to use online!

• $20 off an order of $75 or more
• $5 off a copy and print purchase of $25 or more (excludes shipping and stamps)
• $70 off the Ativa 14-sheet cross cutter shredder (this is a GREAT way to go green in your home office!)
• 15% of All Office Depot Brand regular-priced chairs
• 15% of All regular-priced furniture

That’s it! Just leave me a comment telling me which one you want!

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Office Depot Coupons Up for Grabs

April 24 is Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day. In honor of that, the Business Channel here at b5media is hosting a “when I grow up” comment contest!

At stake is a $25 gift card for Barnes and Noble, so this is definitely a contest you want to win!

All you have to do to win is leave a comment on this post telling me what you, as a child “wanted to be when you grew up.”

(And hey, if you’re still growing up, that’s ok too! This contest is open to people who haven’t reached their goals yet, as well as children.) Tell me all about your dreams! How have they changed over the years? Who helped you along the way? What influenced your choices the most?

You have until April 20 to enter! Our wonderful channel editor, Kelly, will be picking her favorite 10 comments from across the channel and readers will vote on their favorites, so leave the best comment you possibly can!

Picture by weliton at stock.xchng.

The official rules (because I have to post ‘em):

1. Comments must be posted between 12:01 am EST on April 1 and 11:59pm EST on April 20.

2. You must include your full name and your email address in the correct field with your comment.  We won’t publish your email address but we do need contact information for the winning entry. We respect your privacy, and we will not send you anything unrelated to your entry in this contest.

3. You can enter the contest as many times as you’d like, as long as each comment is unique.

4. By entering the contest, you agree that b5media may post any part or all of your comment, including your name, as a part of the contest announcements or promotions, with the exception of your email address.

5. By entering the contest, you agree that all works submitted on your behalf are original and belong to you or you declare that you have the right to submit those works.  You may not submit ideas that are not your own or that you do not have permission to submit.

6. All decisions related to finalists are in the sole discretion of the judge and are final.

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When I Grow Up: A Business Channel Contest

Welcome to an all-new Greener Assets! The blogger formerly running this website, Ali, has moved on to other projects, so I’ll now be bring your your daily green news and tips. To make things easy on you – my name is Allison (Alli) as well!

I hope that if you were a regular reader of Ali’s, you’ll stick around (and consider subscribing to our RSS feed or via email – links are on the sidebar). There will, however, be a few changes to this blog in the coming weeks. I’m really excited about these changes, and I think you will be too!

• A more streamline categories section so you’ll be able to find the information you need faster and more easily
• More tips, less news – of course, I will still be covering green business news, but the focus will turn more toward how you, as a business owner (or employee) can live a greener lifestyle at work
• Environmental information about the products you use every day
• More posts! If you’re like me, you want lots of information, tips, and secrets to taking your business to a new environmentally-friendly level, so my goal is to give you 50+ posts every single month
• Chances to go green with some amazing prizes – I love contests!

A little about me: I’m a 23-year-old business owner from Pennsylvania. Currently, I work as a freelance writer while running my own content creation company, ABContent. I have about 10 telecommute contractors working under me, and we work with hundreds of clients every year! We’re not perfect, but I do try to make ABContent as green as possible.

Being green is important to me because of where I live – in the heart of the Pocono Mountains. I grew up in Amish Country, so I learned at a young age about respecting our resources. When I have kids, I want them to be able to enjoy the same beautiful outdoors that was such a part of my childhood.

Why is going green important to you? 

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Welcome to a New Greener Assets!

But just because I’m moving on doesn’t mean the green biz blog stops! Stay tuned with the new Greener Assets blogger who is going to take this blog to the next level.

It’s been a pleasure, thanks everybody! Cheers, Ali

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It’s been a pleasure…

There are a few blogs I read that have little to do with the environment and two of my favorites were recently honored at SXSW – which many a b5er attended BTW. Not that I needed any validation to justify these internet sidetracks from my work day but apparently there are a lot of people checking out these two great blogs and diggin’ them as well so you might like to check them out.

There’s Dooce, the website of a recovering Mormon, SAHM with great style and wit, took home four Bloggies including Best American weblog, Best-designed weblog, Weblog of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award. Damn, girl. And she looks fabulous in the article over at Wired. But the best part (and most related to the follow your dream theme here) is the back story she posted on making lemons into lemonade.

Then there’s Confessions of a Pioneer Woman who is “plowing through life in the country one calf nut at a time” with great stories and amazing photographs of life in big sky country. She took home Best Writing of a weblog with posts like the ongoing true love story Black Heels to Tractor Wheels and, well, honestly everything she writes over there is worth reading. The Pioneer Woman Cooks, not for vegetarians but this weblog took home Best food weblog. Just one glance and you’ll start salivating. My next mission is to make this salad from TPWC.

So that’s the off topic Bloggy news, big congrats to all the Bloggies winners!

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Totally Off Topic Bloggy News

In conjunction with the release of We Need to Talk: Money & Kids After Divorce by Linda Leitz, CFP next month, there will be a special Q&A series with your questions answered by a personal finances professional. You can win a copy of the book by emailing Miranda your personal finance questions all this week. Deadline is Feb. 29 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. Three winners will be randomly chosen to receive a free copy of the book.

Check it out over at Yielding Wealth

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Great Contest at Yielding Wealth