Chip Hartleroad's blog

CQC Official website now up and running

It's been a while since I posted a blog on here. So Just to update everyone on our progress. Everything is moving along and we hope to be in our building by this fall. Everyone check out our new website at         http://www.celticquestcafe.com . There you will find links to our Facebook, Myspace and Youtube pages. Not only that but you can browse our menu, see pics of where our location will be and 3D images of what the interior of the cafe will look like. Sign up in our guest book and say hi, or to leave us comments and or suggestion. Sincerely, Chip Hartleroad Celtic Quest Cafe Bloomington's only Eco Friendly Irish Coffee Shop


Eco Paint and Floor staining for CQC

SoyCrete

 

SoyCretetm is a non-toxic bio-based concrete stain engineered with an advanced soy dispersion technology. SoyCretetm is the #1 selling bio-based, semi-transparent, non toxic decorative concrete stain. It is the preferred choice among professional green builders and concrete artisans worldwide. SoyCretetm meets more sustainability attributes than any other concrete stain product by containing renewable resource materials, recycled content and ultra low VOC's.

SoyCretetm is an acid-free, non toxic concrete stain alternative that is ideal for all interior and exterior porous surfaces such as: concrete, masonry, brick, stucco, fiber cement, rammed earth and natural stone surfaces. The soy dispersion technology replicates the permanent absorption results like motor oil, but with an unlimited array of natural variegated color effects. The advanced technology will provide you with more than double the spread rate (400-600 sq.ft. p/gal) compared to competitive products. You simply can't find a safer, more flexible or more affordable decorative concrete stain.

 
DuraSoy One
 
 

DuraSoy Onetm is a bio-based non-toxic paint engineered as the world's first professional grade sustainable bio-based paint technology that is changing all the rules in the paint coatings industry.

DuraSoy One contains true sustainability attributes such as renewable resource, recycled content ingredients, and zero VOC's. Its' industry leading high solids content (60%+) is over twice as much as competitive brands. This means less water and more solids, leaving a higher film build for maximum life and durability. The thick, smooth flow viscosity replicates that of oil-based paints, but without the toxicity and odor.

Achieve a one step, one coat, one paint advantage for interior or exterior projects. Save time, material, and costs with the most advanced high performance non toxic paint available today!

 

For more information on these products go to http://www.ecosafetyproducts.com/

 

 


"Green Financing" for start up businesses

Well to make a long question "short". I have been working on getting financing for my Eco Friendly cafe for the past 2 years. Every bank I approach has denied my loan request because I am a start up business. I have proven through my exhaustive research, in my business plan that just such a business would thrive in Bloomington Indiana. I have a proposed location that is being built and the developer is going for LEED certification (the location of the building is in the downtown Bloomington area next to Indiana University).

What I need to find out is if there are any places out there that I can acquire a business loan based on the "green" aspect of my cafe. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated in this. The location that I am interested in will be finished by summer of 2010. So I have a little time, but I really want to get this going ASAP!!

Sincerely,

Chip Hartleroad

Celtic Quest Cafe

www.myspace.com/celticquestcafe

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