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Entrepreneurial Resources
Equipment Manufacturers
Note:
The following list of equipment manufacturers is for your information only.
It will be your responsibility to contact the manufacturer and involve the contact with your application to determine what best fits your needs.
Each of these manufacturers have been contacted and are currently aware of the difficulties of processing post consumer carpet waste and are eager to assist you in your application.
These Manufacturers have experience with PCC and there may be others also.
Please be advised. Each equipment manufacturer will provide instructions on how best to configure your PCC for processing with their machinery. Their interest will be for their equipment to provide the best of service to you.
NOTE: CARE makes no warranty or recommendations concerning equipment, procedures, etc.
Equipment Manufacturer List 
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ID Technology
Note:
The following list of identification technology manufacturers is for your information only.
It will be your responsibility to contact the manufacturer and involve the contact with your application to determine what best fits your needs.
Each of these manufacturers have been contacted and are currently aware of the difficulties of processing post consumer carpet waste and are eager to assist you in your application.
These Manufacturers have experience with PCC and there may be others also.
Please be advised. Each identification technology manufacturer will provide instructions on how best to configure your PCC for identification with their machinery. Their interest will be for their equipment to provide the best of service to you.
NOTE: CARE makes no warranty or recommendations concerning equipment, procedures, etc.
Axsun Technologies Press Release: Axsun Technologies’ Introduces Second Generation Material identification System |
 Axsun Technologies ANAVO™ |
Polychromix |
 Polychromix PHAZIR™ |
Standardized Color Codes for Face Fiber Identification
Standarized color code face fiber identification used in the identification of carpet fiber.
CARE Standardized Color Code Face Fiber Identification (30 KB) Need help with PDF?
Financing Opportunities
Active Capital
Website: http://activecapital.org/
Active Capital is the simple, secure and low-cost way for investors and small companies to find each other. It is an Internet-based listing service for securities offerings of small, growing companies located throughout the nation, that are viewed anonymously by accredited investors.
SJF Ventures
Website: http://sjfund.com
SJF Ventures is a venture capital partnership with offices in Durham, NC, and New York, NY. Through its investment funds, the firm provides equity financings from $500K to $5MM, solo or in syndicates, to companies seeking expansion capital.
SJF Ventures focuses on the cleantech, technology-enhanced services and premium consumer products sectors. Representative investment areas include renewable energy and efficiency, organic and healthy consumer products, digital media and marketing services, electronics recycling, and outsourced business services.
Federal Grants
Website: http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and access to approximately $400 billion in annual awards. By registering once on this site, your organization can apply for grants from the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
Economic Development Directory
Website: http://www.eda.gov/AboutEDA/Edevdirectory.xml
This Directory provides a convenient and functional information tool that will facilitate communication between the various members of the EDA economic development community. It is meant to serve economic development practitioners, recipients of EDA investments, associations and others who are seeking information on EDA's economic development activities in all 50 states and territories.
U.S. Small Business Administration
Website: http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
Business Development
U.S. Small Business Administration - "Provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. With a portfolio of business loans, loan guarantees and disaster loans worth more than $45 billion, in addition to a venture capital portfolio of $13 billion, SBA is the nation's largest single financial backer of small businesses."
Association of Small Business Development Centers - "The mission of the Association of Small Business Development Centers is to represent the collective interest of our members by promoting, informing, supporting and continuously improving the SBDC network, which delivers nationwide educational assistance to strengthen small/medium business management, thereby contributing to the growth of local, state and national economies."
SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) - entrepreneur education, support for small businesses - "Working and retired executives and business owners donate their time and expertise as volunteer business counselors and provide confidential counseling and mentoring free of charge."
EPA Jobs Through Recycling (JTR) Program - "The JTR program brings together the economic development and recycling communities through grants, networking, and information sharing. Through JTR, EPA supports projects designed to enhance business development, technical assistance, and financing efforts for recycling-related industries. [The JTR] web site provides recycling market development information for state and local officials, sources of technical and financial assistance for recycling businesses, and general information for visitors interested in learning more about JTR."
State profiles - information on recycling market development programs in the 50 states
Resource Recycling - The magaxine that advances composting, recycling and renewable energy.
BioCycle - North America’s Recycling and Composting Journal
In Business - The magazine for creating sustainable enterprises and communities.
CARE Entrepreneur Meetings
2007 CARE Entrpreneur Meeting
CARE held its fourth Annual Entrepreneur Meeting on October 1 & 2, 2007 in Houston Texas. Photos from the meeting and meeting resources are available on the meeting page.
2006 CARE Entrepreneur Meeting
CARE held its third Annual Entrepreneur Meeting on October 19, 2006 in Tampa, Florida. Forty four representatives from 30 different entrepreneur organizations actively engaged in the carpet recovery industry, a representative from Florida's Department of Environmental Protection, and a representative from the carpet industry attended the meeting. The purpose of this year's CARE Entrepreneur Meeting was to focus on the needs and issues of the entrepreneurial carpet collection and processing community in a collegial open atmosphere, while providing an informal networking forum for the attendees of the meeting. If you are an entrepreneur interested in the carpet recovery industry and would like to attend CARE's Annual Conference or next year's Entrepreneur Meeting, please contact Jeremy Stroop .
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