Six small businesses working with EMAP were recently awarded a total of $36,485 in DEP Small Business Advantage Grant funds to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs at their business.
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EMAP's online waste forum, Manure Trader, featured in BIOCYCLE's Regional Roundup
The Pennsylvania Manure Trader is a free online service offered by the PA Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), devoted to trading manure to help address serious pollution issues in an innovative way.
Manure Trader helps farmers... by finding alternatives to land applying manure on their land, and connects them with a marketplace of parties in need of manure. Environmental benefits include:(click here to view the entire article)
To learn more about Manure Trader, click here.
Small Business: Getting Launched for Success
In an article that discusses the various ways the PA Small Business Development Centers help small businesses start and grow, EMAP consultant Lee Ann Briggs shows how knowing the environmental implications and funding options for energy efficiency can play a major role in a business' success.
EMAP consultant Heather Fennessey interviewed by local TV station
EMAP Consultant Heather Fennessey of the Penn State SBDC is interviewed by local news station; discusses ways energy costs can be reduced.
iWasteNot systems recommends the EMAP Material Trader and the EMAP Manure Trader Services to its readers
EMAP Associate Director Nancy Crickman was featured in the February 2009 Issue of iWasteNot's monthly newsletter.
EMAP consultant JR Nordstrom featured in two articles of Erie's Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership Magazine
EMAP consultant JR Nordstrom is featured in two articles; one discusses the various benefits to small businesses that 'go green'.The second provides an extensive overview of the resources available to help businesses in their efforts to go green.
ENERGY STAR publication features EMAP consultant Denise Bechdel
EMAP Consultant Denise Bechdel’s client, Tripp’s Grill & Six-Pack, was featured in ENERGY STAR’s official guidebook to energy management for restaurants, Putting Energy in to Profits: ENERGY STAR Guide for Restaurants. To learn more about the guidebook and to read the article, click here (Tripp’s is featured on page 9).