Carbon Footprint
Potato entrepreneur plans vodka petrol
William Chase, the creator of the Tyrrells Crisp and Chase Vodka brands, believes that waste from his Herefordshire vodka distillery could be used to make high-grade vehicle fuel.
Published 9 hours ago by Real Business.
How to cut your carbon footprint
The Prince of Wales has always been an eco-warrior – he's even installing dozens of solar panels on his home at Clarence House. Here Mayday Network, the small-business advisory group he set up in 2007, offers easy-to-implement steps to cut your company's carbon footprint.
Published 7 days ago by Real Business.
Carbon Trust launches cleantech growth engine
The Carbon Trust has launched the Entrepreneurs Fast Track, aiming to help commercialise early-stage cleantech companies faster.
Published 45 days ago by Jason Hesse.
Fancy a £40,000 grant?
Fancy a £40,000 grant to help get your ideas off the ground? Find out how.
Published 51 days ago by Jason Hesse.
10,000 Champions: the "austerity chic" entrepreneur
What's most interesting about the high-growth companies highlighted this week is that many are long-established firms being transformed by energetic new corporate-trained managers.
Published 119 days ago by Matthew Rock.
Britain's turbine-entrepreneur goes global
Spotlight on: David Sharman, the unusual CEO (and long-time blogger!) of Ampair Energy that’s just raised serious money to scale up his remarkable “micro-wind” business. A great tale of British innovation.
Published 132 days ago by Matthew Rock.
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Published 141 days ago by Real Business.
10,000 Champions: Helveta's Patrick Newton cracks world's toughest markets
Spotlight on: Patrick Newton, CEO of Helveta. How this successful software entrepreneur is building a business in some of the world’s most treacherous markets to combat the illegal logging trade. This week, his business raised £1m.
Published 147 days ago by Matthew Rock.
Small businesses with big green ideas
Three of Britain's top entrepreneurial small companies have been awarded £40,000 each in a competition to find businesses with innovative ideas for tackling climate change.
Published 202 days ago by Jason Hesse.
The "convenient truth" of going green
Commercial Group, a Cheltenham-based office supplies company, says its environmental programme – inspired by former US vice-president Al Gore – has helped it win £6m in new business.
Published 211 days ago by Kate Pritchard.
