What Are Nature-Based Businesses?

What exactly do you mean by “nature-based” businesses?
Great question.

Accelerating Appalachia^TM is targeting entrepreneurs and innovators in the following sectors:

•  Innovations supporting local and/or organic food systems
• Value-added food and natural products
• Sustainable forestry
• Biomaterials
• Rural-scale renewable energy and energy efficiency
• Green and natural building technologies
• Craft brewing and distilling
• Waste and Water Innovations
• Sustainable supply chain technologies
• Sustainable fibers/textiles
• Agritourism, ecotourism, and outdoor industry
• Other nature-based innovations and technologies

We’re looking for enterprises that balance benefits to people, planet, and prosperity.

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