“Patient capital is money invested in entrepreneurs who are building companies and organizations that solve tough problems like healthcare, water, housing, alternative energy.”1 It is traditional investment which could be equity, debt, or other instruments and the investor is willing to forgo high financial returns in exchange for social impact with a focus on the …
I was invited to give a one-hour introductory BAM workshop at a conference in the United States recently. The facilitator, whose name was John, was very involved with and informed about BAM. He wanted to make sure I met his expectations, so he handed me a sheet of important things to keep in mind. This …
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It is common in the Business As Mission world to speak of excellence as a primary value. Certainly, we should do everything with excellence as unto God, shouldn’t we? Well ‘yes’ and ‘no’. Here is why. In short, the point is that “perfection kills innovation”. Entrepreneur Damon Brown spells out ‘why’ in a TED Talk …
Many of the countries in central Asia are struggling to develop their economies so as to raise their GDP and improve the lives of their people. There are many challenges, politically, socially and economically. IBEC finds it a privilege to serve clients trying to overcome amazing hurdles as they serve the people with jobs through …
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