May 2026

IBEC Managing Director, Robert Bush, reports on a visit to one of  IBEC’s clients in the Philippines,  a real estate photo editing company. Larry W. Sharp, BAM Support Specialist, IBEC Ventures Larry.Sharp@ibecventures.com —–  If you want to find out what a company is really like, it’s easy to do…you talk to the people who work there.  […]

Memorial Day is an important day for a nation like the United States.  It is a day to remember and honor those who died while serving in the nation’s military. The day originated after the Civil War where more lives were lost than any other US war (620,000).  Memorial Day is different than Veterans Day

As an owner of a fourth-year BAM coffee startup in Northern Thailand, my wife Rebecca and I find ourselves hyper-focused on our own world day in and day out. That means trying to control costs, boost marketing, improve employee contact and relations, contact new prospects, inspect products before shipping, preparing loan payments for investors, receipts, accounting,

It has been a long time since I was in business school and it seems I don’t remember much; however, there is something I do remember.  It is the question, “why does one start a business?”  The answer (and the books remind us) is to either solve a problem, or meet a need, or follow

“My job is that of a detective,” stated Micah Lund shortly after we met. What? I thought we would be talking about a significant agribusiness, Oasis Agro, in Central Asia where he serves as the CEO.  I had learned about his robust work in the development world with organizations like the Peace Corps and USAID,