Protestant churches around the world will be remembering Martin Luther and the tenants of the Reformation this month as October 31 commemorates 500 years since Luther nailed his Theses to the door of Wittenberg Castle in 1517. Most of us would probably find it difficult to come up with more than two or three of …
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On September 22 I watched the 66,000 ton cargo ship OOCL San Francisco proceed slowly into the Seattle unloading dock. Within 24 hours this gigantic container ship would unload its tonnage and head back to sea. As I watched this giant 909-foot ship slowly edge toward to the docks I noticed two tiny, but powerful …
This past summer I taught a university course in entrepreneurship. I love to use videos of the great entrepreneurs and thought leaders of our time. Here are seventeen quotes from some of those we studied.1 “First get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the …
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The following is a report by international BAM spokesperson, Mats Tunehag. He reproduces a speech by the founder and CEO of a freedom business, Annie Dieselberg. IBEC partners with the Freedom Business Alliance and this article breathes insight and inspiration into several issues in the BAM movement and especially developing freedom businesses. IBEC partners with …
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Many terms surround the space in which IBEC works; terms such as socially conscious business, Business as Mission (BAM), social enterprise, Business for Transformation (B4T), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Benefit Corporation among others. The following grid is far from perfect, but perhaps will help a little in creating some understanding. I welcome your comments. Socially …
Socially conscious business and Business as Mission – what’s the difference? Read More »