On Nov. 15, the city of Dallas Sanitation Services Department Zero Waste Team will be launching its new program designed to recognize businesses that prevent waste and promote sustainability.
The Green Business Certification Program is an effort to help businesses attract more environmentally conscious customers and network with other green certified businesses, according to the city.
Certification will last for three years with an additional evaluation during the second year. A decal and certificate will be provided for companies to display their recognition in the program. Applications will be available on the city’s website.
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The hybrid event in August will take place in person at SMU and virtually. The seventh annual Dallas Startup Week powered by Capital One is Dallas-Fort Worth's largest event focused on driving entrepreneurial success, economic impact, and innovation in the region.
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You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.
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The city’s inaugural Entrepreneur-in-Residence position was recommended by the Mayor’s Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship to better foster the start-up environment in Dallas. "While Dallas is known as a great place for big business, now we need to show that we are a great place for scalable, sustainable, and high-growth startups as well," Vaca says.
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"This industry is young and evolving rapidly," says Cummins. "It's important that a company can position itself to react quickly to capture opportunities like this one."
