Environmental Scholarship Paper

The one word that can sum up my influence on pursuing a career in business is the ENVIRONMENT. It may seem like an odd connection to the business world, but that is what has inspired me today. I never actually drew the connection until I had already decided to pursuit business.

What got me started in the direction of business was recycling, but is not in the way most would think. I have always been intrigued by using another person’s trash as your own treasure. I was constantly purchasing items on eBay before I realized that as a job I could help others sell their old goods instead of throwing them away. I proceeded to make a webpage called ebjorn.net and began selling items on eBay for people for a small commission. This way I could gain personal profit while saving people money, keeping landfills from overflowing, and slowing down the production rate of new products that would eventually end up turning to waste.

I then realized how enjoyable it was running my own business and that someday I could make a living by helping others and stabilizing the environment because being green friendly is very important to me. There are many ideas that I have stirred up from this, like starting a restaurant that is entirely green and organic. I am from Santa Cruz which is a very environmentally green friendly/hippy environment and a completely green restaurant would be easily accepted. Not only would the food be organic, but the energy used would be renewable and everything in the restaurant would be recyclable. Including the chairs and everything else I could. I have read that you can even print with soy based ink which sounds pretty cool.

I feel something like this would build a very good relationship with the community, which as you know is very important for marketing. I could become an importance to the world as well as supply others with opportunity to make money is this receding economy.