Lean and Green. Perhaps the most "buzzed" words in business right now. Manufacturing green, being green, selling green and marketing green... it sells your product! And here is the side benefit: Going green also neccesitates lean operations resulting in efficiency, less cost, lower waste and increased profit margins. So how do you as a business owner get there?

Recently, LED Business Development has been working closely with the Blue Green Alliance http://www.bluegreenalliance.org/home and with the Minnesota Green Power program http://www.

Just last week I was working with a client...he was at a dead end. Great invention, standing orders, but simply could not raise the cash to build the product. The solution: After consulting with him, we made several strategic changes in his procurement pipeline and altered his manufacturing strategy. Next, we found a creative way to generate financing - a loan based on receivables. That is all good news!