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Recently I watched a “60 Minutes”1 documentary describing the phenomenal rise of Chobani Yogurt to become the top selling yogurt brand in the United States. Founded in upstate New York in 2005 by Turkish immigrant Hamdi Ulukaya without outside investors, Chobani is a charming feel-good story of entrepreneurship. The story seems to have all the […]

Not long ago, I was talking with Ken Leahy, former IBEC Director and board member. He was giving me an update on the for-profit Discovery Eye Institute (DEI) in Ethiopia (owned by Sight for Souls in the USA). Ken is the treasurer of DEI and along with Gwen Rapp provided IBEC consulting services for DEI. […]

Historian Richard Morris suggests that there are seven key Founding Fathers.  Predictably they are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington. If you are an entrepreneur or a business owner, you may identify most with Benjamin Franklin. Arguably he may have been the most successful inventor, entrepreneur […]

I recently traveled to Brazil which required a total of 48 hours in airports and on airplanes, so I bought David McCullough’s recent book The Wright Brothers and loaded it on my kindle. I thought I needed an old-fashioned story closer to my generational understanding. I had just designed curriculum for a West Coast university […]

Bob Bush is the Managing Director of IBEC and writes about one of the projects where he serves as a consultant. We continually thank God not only for clients like Founders Imports but the coaches and consultants who serve them. Founders Imports (foundersimports.com) is a perfect example of what can happen when a family comes […]

Earlier this year I tried to consolidate the material that exists on the subject of ‘Best Practices for BAM Startups’.  These seven items are not necessarily comprehensive and complete, but hopefully they will be a help to organizations and individuals starting down the pathway of Kingdom entrepreneurship. Work with an entrepreneur.   Though such people […]

You don’t usually hear from me directly, but today I’m going to step out from behind my role as IBEC blog beautifier (and editor and social media marketing specialist) and let you in on a secret: Old dogs CAN learn new tricks! The proof is in the five new share buttons at the bottom of this […]

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value”    Albert Einstein A couple of weeks ago I wrote about values and outlined the values of IBEC Ventures. I believe that every business has values, but more than that – they should clearly articulate their values and seek to live by them […]

Patrice Tsague, president of the Nehemiah Project is a gifted and experienced godly entrepreneur.  He writes a weekly devotional which I appreciate very much. I thought this one was a good one to pass on to the IBEC readership.  He shares Five Essentials for Entrepreneurs in the Startup Phrase. 1    These essentials provide a good start […]

On a recent trip to Alaska, I visited the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, where we explored the several cultures of Alaskan first nations.  We spoke to Eskimos from the far north, watched interpretive dance and heard stories which have lasted hundreds of years.  One thing intrigued me – ten universal values of all […]