Green Collar Technologies – The first 90 days
Okay, the dust has settled, the smoke has cleared and we’re now in our fourth month as Green Collar Technologies. Not bad. So what have we done?
Here’s a quick recap of the first three months:
- Started our new website.
- Added a Green Job Board (ability to search and create green jobs)
- Added a Green Events Calendar (ability to post and view green events)
- Created the blog you’re reading now
- Joined the Virtual Incubation Program at Hawai`i Innovation Center at Hilo
- Applied for our Non-Profit Status
- Held our first Full Day Workshop for local small business owners
- Big Mahalo to our sponsors:
- World Organization of Webmasters (10 Web Professional Certification Scholarships)
- University of Hawai`i at Hilo Conference Center (AV Equipment)
- Hawai`i Island Economic Development Board
- Big Island Blog Network (Web platform used in class examples)
- Big Mahalo to our event staff and volunteers:
- Sue Shiohira (Amazing organic feast and Event promotion)
- Jules Ung (Event Management and Administration)
- Peter Kim (Audio and Video)
- Lots of blog posts on all sorts of green topics
- Provided lists of resources
- Provided live radio blogging on green issues in the community
- Big Mahalo to our sponsors:
So what’s next?
For starters, we continue to seek business relationships with local organizations in green occupations, green employment and green workforce re-education. This includes small business owners, local government and educational institutions, specifically instructors.
Green Educational Series
An upcoming collaboration will help us reach out to Instructors that specialize in areas of sustainability or environmentally friendly products or services. We’re reaching out to the folks that have been doing things on an environmentally conscious level for so long, they could easily teach their specialties to others and they’re willing to share for a small fee. Subjects like solar, wind and other alternative energy systems are among our first class offerings. We’ll be looking for the best instructors in sustainable farming, rain harvesting and green building technologies. Expect an announcement soon concerning our first all Green Educational Series.
GreenCollar.TV
With your support, we’ll be working on GreenCollar.TV. Look for some exciting output from a recent collaboration in video and television.
Refocus on You!
With your help, we’re planing to convert this entire to a more customer centric focus, giving you the spotlight. We’ll be looking for profiles of Green Collar Workers on Hawai`i Island. Know anyone? Let us know.
Green Bloggers Unite!
And today, I’ll be reaching out to other green bloggers on Hawai`i Island. We know you’re out there. Or at least we know we have some readers since our traffic has doubled each month since we went live in January.
Look for us to bring some of our other organizations into the mix, including the Big Island Blog Network, Big Island Advertising and several other Hawai`i-Island-focused Internet properties.
Robert Michel