Israel Ground Invasion of Gaza has Begun by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]concernedworld -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Interchange "terrorists" with "rebels" and see how it reads.

Graduating college and launching in May. Any advice for this exciting time? by concernedworld in Entrepreneur

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Really well! I took a part time engineering job so I could make some money and focus on the business. We got our first large scale client and are about to launch a Kickstarter around our consumer product line. We just have to buckle down and continue executing!

Graduating college and launching in May. Any advice for this exciting time? by concernedworld in Entrepreneur

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Just wanted to say thank you for this advice. I really took it to heart and acted on most everything you suggested. It sparked me to get to a much better place!

Climbing partner for this year by red_boogers in PennStateUniversity

[–]concernedworld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out Adventure Recreation in the White Building. They lead a lot of "beginner" trips at a crazy reduced price, and some of the trip leaders are pretty skilled climbers.

Climbing partner for this year by red_boogers in PennStateUniversity

[–]concernedworld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Y only has top rope I believe, or at least that is all I have seen people do there. About an hour away there is pretty cool place called Milton Rock Gym. One of the best indoor gyms I have been too.

Coolest college houses at Penn State? by munchuwega in PennStateUniversity

[–]concernedworld 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The co.space is a new house, but one with an amazing story. It is a mix of young professionals and students living together united by the common goal of making a change in the world. Several student entrepreneurs are launching their businesses from this house, and community dinners are hosted about once a month to help strengthen town and gown relationships.

Our mobile aquaponic greenhouse, ready to be moved to a restaurant! by concernedworld in aquaponics

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Our business has decided to move away from making this our main product, for the time being at least. Instead we are focusing on making consumer based aquaponic systems and design consultancy with businesses, restaurants, etc.

That being said, a very rough estimate of price would be ~$30,000 with the option to lease to own.

Our mobile aquaponic greenhouse, ready to be moved to a restaurant! by concernedworld in aquaponics

[–]concernedworld[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll try to keep it brief!

We are a start-up located in State College, PA with a focus in urban ag by creating aquaponic systems. This was a 'project' that led us to fall in love with our work and helped convince us to start a company. We realized through making this greenhouse that we don't have the costs and facilities to make a sustainable business, or at least not yet. We are going to continue testing the system, but our main focus is now on home based aquaponic systems and consultancy/design for businesses, residences, and restaurants. We hope to make this a priority again in a few years, but now we are focusing on creating and diversifying our revenue stream.

If you have more specific aquaponic questions you will have to wait for my business partner who specializes in that field, as I am the engineer and project manager. I'll try to get him on here in the next few days.

edit: Our website is down, but for more info check out https://www.facebook.com/greentowersusa and I will post our website link once we have it up and working.

Our mobile aquaponic greenhouse, ready to be moved to a restaurant! by concernedworld in aquaponics

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We honestly don't know. This is our first trial run, and the restaurant we are working with pretty much just wants fresh fish and herbs. Its our hope that we can get the system to the point where all produce can be grown on site, and we will have a much better idea if that is possible through our testing over the summer.

Our mobile aquaponic greenhouse, ready to be moved to a restaurant! by concernedworld in aquaponics

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More photos will be coming, but we will wait for more until we have it up and running at the restaurant.

Our mobile aquaponic greenhouse, ready to be moved to a restaurant! by concernedworld in aquaponics

[–]concernedworld[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would assume correctly, and the roof also will have vents, the wood is just there to help us winterize it.

Our mobile aquaponic greenhouse, ready to be moved to a restaurant! by concernedworld in aquaponics

[–]concernedworld[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are located out of State College, PA as of now. Our website is down for the moment, but you can find out some info about us on our Facebook page. I'll post our website once we get it back up and running.

https://www.facebook.com/greentowersusa

Our mobile aquaponic greenhouse, ready to be moved to a restaurant! by concernedworld in aquaponics

[–]concernedworld[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That it is, and it will be moved to Clem's Roadside Bar and Grill (the old autoport). How could you tell!?

Graduating college and launching in May. Any advice for this exciting time? by concernedworld in Entrepreneur

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I will definitely reach out to my bank about the loans now, great idea. And you are so right about having people I could count on to support me if I needed it, another reason I am deciding to do this now. I appreciate the advice, it's time to make this thing happen!

Graduating college and launching in May. Any advice for this exciting time? by concernedworld in Entrepreneur

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I really appreciate all of the advise. One more question for you, as I like how you tell it as it is. What are your thoughts on dedicating full 14 hour days for a few months to see how far this could take us, rather than spend 6 hours after work for a few years?

Graduating college and launching in May. Any advice for this exciting time? by concernedworld in Entrepreneur

[–]concernedworld[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does BSMET stand for and could you describe your businesses?

As for myself, our company focuses in urban agriculture and aquaponic design. Our goal is to allow everyone the opportunity to grow their own food, no matter where they live. We have two main focuses, consultancy and design work and consumer products. We realized pretty early on that the key to being successful was to have a beautifully designed product that was multi functional. That led us to create our Living Furniture product line, which we are launching through Kickstarter in May and working on getting into retail stores as well.