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It is exciting for me to see the product of much hard work on the part of my good friend Mark Polet and his colleagues. Mark and his wife, Terri, are true BAMers in Asia, dynamic thought leaders, and friends of IBEC. BAMGlobal.org has published three pieces in this series (read them along with this Part […]
Several hundred from all over the world attended the conference on April 27. The following few quotes represent many more in an excellent program led by Mats Tunehag, Jo Plummer, and Joao Mordomo. We chose to do a Kingdom Business not because we had to, but because it embedded us into the community (Josiah in […]
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 […]
There was something which I thought about during the “March Madness” this year. It was this: if someone had to describe you at work in one sentence – what would they say? My wife and I enjoyed watching the women’s college basketball championships this year and particularly the journey and achievements of one young lady, […]
Ever since I heard Craig, the founder and long-time CEO of Ibex, speak on the business woman of Proverbs 31 I have been intrigued by the passage. I have since discovered hundreds of publications online on this virtuous woman who was not only a wife but also a mother and a business person. Did you […]
The word ‘repurpose’ is relatively new in the English language with the first known use dating only back to 1984. It means to give a new purpose or use to. What if you had over 100 acres of prime foothills1 farmland in beautiful Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a small land-locked monarchy in southern Africa? What if […]
A recent headline in the Harvard Business Review caught my attention. The subtitle screamed, “Companies operate in an increasingly complex world: Business environments are more diverse, dynamic, and interconnected than ever – and far less predictable.”1 And if that is true in North America, it must be even greater for start-ups in the overseas arena. […]
This second week has two sections; one addresses structural questions for socially conscious businesses and lastly – how can a socially conscious business be sustainable and really change the world? L3Cs and Benefit Corporations – the Basics of Structure The absence of clear legal guidance has been a major challenge to the architects of social […]
“Socially conscious business”, “Values-driven approach”, “social entrepreneurship”, “Social purpose corporation”, “Benefit Corporation”, “Mission-driven business”, “Business for Transformation (B4T)”, “Triple Bottom Line”, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)”. These terms and others like them prevail in our world today. What do they mean? How do they connect? Are they relevant? This series of two blogs will explore these […]
It seems that Easter eggs, bunnies and candy dominate the Easter scene in the west and apparently, the number one business marketing tool in the United States for the Easter season is the Easter egg. But a BAM company in Asia wanted its employees to understand the real meaning of Easter. This story is found […]