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We=E2=80=99re also grateful to all the businesses and partners who engaged= in meaningful conversations - your collaboration is essential to the succ= ess and resilience of our small business economy. https://greenbusinessca.org/affordable-energy-financing/ It=E2=80=99s Easy Going Green! The State of California=E2=80=99s GoGreen Business Supports Energy Sustainability Through Affordable Financing Contributed By GoGreen Financing staff A Los Angeles pizzeria gets an energy efficient heat lamp. A Fresno brewer= y installs heat process recovery equipment to recapture energy that would= otherwise be wasted. And a health food store in the Sierra foothills gets= new kilowatt-sipping LED lighting. All these businesses invested in energ= y upgrades with attractive financing from the State of California=E2=80=99= s GoGreen Business program. On July 1=2C the Go Low promotion returns to G= oGreen Business with reduced interest rates -- as low as 0% -- making it e= asier than ever to go green in your energy usage and your wallet=2C too. Read More (https://greenbusinessca.org/affordable-energy-financing/) https://greenbusinessca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024-Impact-Report-= 4.30.25-1.pdf Individual Actions: Collective Impact The 2024 Impact Report is now available for review. See the collective imp= act your business's actions had on improving the environment and building= community. View the Impact Report (https://greenbusinessca.org/wp-content/uploads/202= 5/05/2024-Impact-Report-4.30.25-1.pdf) https://vimeo.com/1085751434?share=3Dcopy Real Stories=2C Real Impact: Mini Grant Projects in Action Sustainability is at the top of every Green Business=E2=80=99s agenda=2C b= ut with the day-to-day reality of running a business=2C sometimes the fina= ncial resources aren=E2=80=99t available to complete efficiency upgrades.= That=E2=80=99s why the California Green Business Network (CAGBN) partnere= d with Intuit to support small businesses in completing sustainability pro= jects that go beyond certification. From electric bikes to energy efficien= cy upgrades=2C the CAGBN and Intuit Efficiency Mini-grants funded impactfu= l changes at businesses across California. Thank you to the businesses featured in the video: Superfine Kitchen (https://superfinekitchen.com/) =2C Cravingz (https://cr= avingzrc.com/) =2C R&H Repairs (https://www.rhrepairs.com/) =2C Vintage Wi= ne Storage (https://vintagestorage.com/) =2C 7 Stars Holistic Healing Cent= er (https://www.7starshhc.com/) =2C Beacons North County. (https://www.bea= consnorthcounty.com/) We=E2=80=99re thrilled to share that Intuit has approved continued funding= for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Stay tuned - applications for the next round= of grants will open this fall! Watch the Video (https://vimeo.com/1085751434?share=3Dcopy) Thank You for Your Feedback: Insights from the 2024 Business Survey Thank you to all of the businesses that completed the Business Survey in M= arch. Your feedback is valuable and plays a direct role in how we make dec= isions and develop work plans. We had 125 businesses complete the survey a= nd 3 businesses received $100 incentives for participation. Congratulation= s to: Volvo Cars=2C Marin=2C Bookish and Bigger Hammer Production Services= =2E Highlights from the survey show that most businesses participate in the ce= rtification program because they want to conduct their business operation= in a way that aligns with their values. The opportunities businesses wou= ld most likely take advantage of include: additional incentives=2C adverti= sing and marketing support and joining a network with like-minded business= es. We were very happy to see that businesses were so grateful for the sup= port CAGBN coordinators and staff provide! Please share the benefits you h= ave experienced as part of CAGBN with other businesses in your community. The Innovator Tier is the highest level of certification that the Californ= ia Green Business Network offers. Businesses who achieve this accomplishme= nt go above and beyond to combat climate change and work toward social equ= ity by providing additional employee benefits and community resources. The= se businesses receive additional advertising benefits and recognition from= CAGBN for reaching Innovator level. Be sure to contact your local coordin= ator (https://www.greenbusinessca.org/contact/) to find out how your busin= ess can be an Innovator too! https://pismobeachvet.com/ Pismo Beach Veterinary Clinic Program: San Luis Obispo County Founded in 1996 and locally owned and operated=2C Pismo Beach Veterinary C= linic has long been a center for premium veterinary care on the beautiful= Central Coast. As one of the only American Animal Hospital Association (A= AHA) certified clinics in San Luis Obispo County=2C they pride themselves= on our commitment to excellence in veterinary medicine. "Few of the many things we are doing to reduce our environmental impact in= clude fully revamping our recycling program to maximize our waste reductio= n=2C including recycling of e-waste=2C alternative plastics=2C and compost= ing green waste. We have replaced all of our toilets with ultra-low water= toilets. We have also installed a huge solar array and Tesla power walls= =2C allowing us to be nearly 100% self-powered off of the sun. Installing= a Tesla car charger encouraged green commuting." Visit website (https://pismobeachvet.com/) https://www.verdani.com Verdani Partners Program: City of Carlsbad Verdani Partners is a leading full-service sustainability and ESG consulti= ng firm with team members with over 25 years of experience in sustainable= real estate. Their mission is to empower organizations with cost-effectiv= e strategies to create sustainable buildings and communities. "Our vision is for a sustainable future in which the built environment is= a catalyst for change driving the global market toward efficiency=2C heal= th=2C prosperity=2C and collaboration for long term resilience. By focusin= g on efficiency and resiliency strategies=2C we are implementing positive= real estate transformation. 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Annual Conference Expands to Include a Public Day

The first public day of the Statewide Conference=2C op= en to businesses and partners in the California Green Business Network=2C= was a great success! A big thank you to the small businesses that partici= pated as panelists (OceanCiders)=2C and those who showcased their goods an= d services at the evening mixer: Lilaque Nails=2C 7.3.1 Designs=2C Wick 2= Whispers=2C Honey by the Bay=2C Hakuna Matata Vibes=2C Seawoof=2C Volcano= Kimchi=2C Shotwell Paper Mill=2C Tamalpais NatureWorks=2C Beach Break Ent= ertainment=2C Frankie & Brody's Love Bites=2C Our Energy=2C Serotonin= Creative Consultancy=2C and Little Leaf Design.

We=E2=80=99re also grateful to all the businesses and partners who engaged= in meaningful conversations - your collaboration is essential to the succ= ess and resilience of our small business economy.
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It=E2=80=99s Easy Going Green!
The State of California=E2=80=99s= GoGreen Business 
Supports Energy Sustainability Through Affordable Financing
Contr= ibuted By GoGreen Financing staff

A Los Angeles pizzeria gets an energy efficient hea= t lamp. A Fresno brewery installs heat process recovery equipment to recap= ture energy that would otherwise be wasted. And a health food store in the= Sierra foothills gets new kilowatt-sipping LED lighting. All these busine= sses invested in energy upgrades with attractive financing from the State= of California=E2=80=99s GoGreen Business program. On July 1=2C the Go Low= promotion returns to GoGreen Business with reduced interest rates -- as l= ow as 0% -- making it easier than ever to go green in your energy usage an= d your wallet=2C too.
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Individual Actions: Collective Impact

The 2024 Impact Report is now av= ailable for review. See the collective impact your business's actions had= on improving the environment and building community.
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View the Impact Report
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Real Stories=2C Real Impact: Mini Grant= Projects in Action

Sustainability is at the top of= every Green Business=E2=80=99s agenda=2C but with the day-to-day reality= of running a business=2C sometimes the financial resources aren=E2=80=99t= available to complete efficiency upgrades. That=E2=80=99s why the Ca= lifornia Green Business Network (CAGBN) partnered with Intuit to support s= mall businesses in completing sustainability projects that go beyond certi= fication. From electric bikes to energy efficiency upgrades=2C the CAGBN a= nd Intuit Efficiency Mini-grants funded impactful changes at businesses ac= ross California.

Thank you to the businesses featured in the video:
Superfine Kitchen=2C Cravingz=2C R&H Repairs=2C Vintage Wine Storage=2C= 7 Stars Holistic Healing Center=2C Beacon= s North County.

We=E2=80=99re thrilled to share that Intuit has approved continued funding= for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Stay tuned - applications for the next= round of grants will open this fall!
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Thank You for Your Feedback:
Insights from the 2024 Business Survey

Thank you to all of the businesses that completed the Business Sur= vey in March. Your feedback is valuable and plays a direct role in how we= make decisions and develop work plans. We had 125 businesses complete the= survey and 3 businesses received $100 incentives for participation. Congr= atulations to: Volvo Cars=2C Marin=2C Bookish and Bigger Hammer Production= Services.

Highlights from the survey show that most businesses participate in the ce= rtification program because they want to conduct their business operation= in a way that aligns with their values.  The opportunities businesse= s would most likely take advantage of include: additional incentives=2C ad= vertising and marketing support and joining a network with like-minded bus= inesses. We were very happy to see that businesses were so grateful for th= e support CAGBN coordinators and staff provide! Please share the benefits= you have experienced as part of CAGBN with other businesses in your commu= nity.
 
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The Inno= vator Tier is the highest level of certification that the California Green= Business Network offers. Businesses who achieve this accomplishment go ab= ove and beyond to combat climate change and work toward social equity by p= roviding additional employee benefits and community resources. These busin= esses receive additional advertising benefits and recognition from CA= GBN for reaching Innovator level. Be sure to contact your local coordinator to find out how y= our business can be an Innovator too! 
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Pismo Bea= ch Veterinary Clinic
Program: San Luis Obispo County

Founded in 1996 and locally owned and operated=2C Pismo Beach Veterinary C= linic has long been a center for premium veterinary care on the beautiful= Central Coast. As one of the only American Animal Hospital Association (A= AHA) certified clinics in San Luis Obispo County=2C they pride themselves= on our commitment to excellence in veterinary medicine. 

"Few of the many things we are doing to reduce our environmental impact in= clude fully revamping our recycling program to maximize our waste reductio= n=2C including recycling of e-waste=2C alternative plastics=2C and compost= ing green waste. We have replaced all of our toilets with ultra-low water= toilets. We have also installed a huge solar array and Tesla power walls= =2C allowing us to be nearly 100% self-powered off of the sun. Installing= a Tesla car charger encouraged green commuting."
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Verdani P= artners
Program: City of Carlsbad

Verdani Partners is a leading full-service sustainability and ESG consulti= ng firm with team members with over 25 years of experience in sustainable= real estate. Their mission is to empower organizations with cost-effectiv= e strategies to create sustainable buildings and communities. =

"Our vision is for a sustainable future in which the built environment is= a catalyst for change driving the global market toward efficiency=2C heal= th=2C prosperity=2C and collaboration for long term resilience. By focusin= g on efficiency and resiliency strategies=2C we are implementing positive= real estate transformation. We are creating safer=2C healthier=2C and mor= e productive places for people while helping to reduce the carbon footprin= t of the built environment."
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