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August 18, 2008
People’s Choice Award – Nominations Open for the Green Business of the Year
Co-op America is accepting nominations for our annual People’s Choice Award which is a celebration of greenest businesses. The top ten green businesses nominated by September 16th will be on the ballot and the winner will be awarded at the San Francisco Green Festival in November. Previous People’s Choice award winners have included ReusableBags.com, IdealBite.com and Ten Thousand Villages.
Help spread the word – nominations accepted at our web site through September 16th.
Visit www.coopamerica.org/peopleschoice »
San Francisco Green Business Conference – Register before Sept 12 and Save $200
The next gathering of Green Business Network members and progressive business leaders will be November 12-13, at the 7th annual Green Business Conference at The Hotel Whitcomb in downtown San Francisco (prior to the Green Festival.)
Keynote speakers and topics include Roxanne Quimby founder of Burt's Bees; Tom Szaky of TerraCycle; Seth Goldman co-founder of Honest Tea; Miranda Magagnini of IceStone; eBay’s MicroPlace founder Tracey Pettergill Turner; Raphael Bemporad and The Hartman’s Group's Alison Worthington on effective marketing tools; Will Rosenzweig on raising capital; and workshops on responsible sourcing, packaging, green marketing and bringing diversity into our workplaces.
Read the Full Program and Register »
The feedback from the last Green Business Conference was great. Amelia Royko Maurer told us, “I came to learn how to take my business to the next level in management and innovation….at the problem solving session … a group of experienced business people gave me about $5,000 worth of info in just 15 minutes.”
Lara Pearson who runs her own law practice told us, “It was the best conference I’ve ever attended!”
Green Festivals™ Booth Space is Filling Up Washington DC Nov 8-9 / San Francisco Nov 14-15-16
If you want to be part of the ever-growing green marketplace at the upcoming Green Festivals™ please call now - spaces are filling up.
This is an opportunity for your products and services to be embraced by tens of thousands of customers at this fall’s events in Washington DC and San Francisco. As more green events are launching in the marketplace, Green Festivals in our 7th year is the nation’s premier green event.
Green Festivals™ are a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America.
Learn more at exhibit@greenfestivals.org or 877-727-2179 x 300 www.greenfestivals.org
WorldofGood: READY SET LAUNCH !!
The WorldofGood.com marketplace is scheduled to launch in August. Co-op America Green Business Members are eligible to sell on WorldofGood.com which is a production of eBay.
WorldofGood.com aims to be the largest, multi-seller online marketplace for people positive shopping - where shoppers can easily blend their values with their purchasing power to foster positive change. From handcrafted jewelry, apparel, and furnishings to Fair Trade coffee and chocolate, WorldofGood.com will have thousands of unique, sustainably made products.
Selling on WorldofGood.com will give you an opportunity to reach a new consumer base of hundreds of thousands of consumers who want to buy the types of products you offer.
Please check out the resources available on Seller Central, or join the Tuesday web-supported conference call. You'll learn how to put your products on the site and get an exclusive sneak peek at the site .
Advertise at the 2008 RATES
Advertising rates are going up –call or e-mail Chip Py at 202-872-5315 or chip@coopamerica.org to reserve your ads for the rest of the year. The Fall Co-op America Quarterly is a special 25th anniversary issue – you won’t want to miss being in this issue. There are still a limited number of four color ad sponsorships available in the 2009 National Green Pages™ as well as the upcoming online Gift Guides and Real Money newsletters.
Check out the newest edition of the Co-op America Fall Gift Guide. Stay tuned for the sales announcement for the new Co-op America Green Pages Wholesale On-Line Guide.