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Although there are many sources of advice for writing a business plan or 10-page PowerPoint presentation for seeking investment funding, there is still the issue of how to get a meeting with an investor. This post is the 2nd of two on how to do that. Although Ecopreneurist is a green business blog, this advice is relevant for all startups.

On a site that focuses on tips for green business, this post on getting a meeting with investors to pitch your business idea, is appropriate for any entrepreneur.

Banana Republic's partnership with the Trust for Public Land presents a good opportunity to consider what makes a good cause-related marketing campaign. It seems that all retailers want to go green, but which ones are walking the talk?

UC Davis's Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy is a free program to jumpstart green businesses. Programs like this one, as well as business plan competitions, offer good opportunities to gain advice (and possibly funding) for a startup.

The Department of Energy is Teaming up with three leading cleantech venture capital firms to commercialize clean energy research in three of its labs. The DOE's Entrepreneur In Residence program is based on successful practices is many of the leading vc firms.

Ford Tamer is the newest partner of the cleantech/social venture VC firm, Khosla Ventures. He will be in charge of cleantech investment and spoke with Ecopreneurist.com about how entrepreneurs should approach a VC firm for funding.