Crisis in Nepal: What would Jesus do? What should we do?
I am writing this on an airplane while on my way to Phoenix to speak at a conference about Business
Incubators, accelerators and other resources for BAM businesses
Incubators, accelerators, business developers, startup weekends, coaches, consultants… Do these terms confuse you? Some people use these interchangeably; others make a
Business? Yes! Mission? Yes!
Our blog content often focuses on business–related themes such as ethics, poverty, innovation, business leadership, management etc. But mission is
Five things great entrepreneurs DON’T do
Last week we listed six things entrepreneurs do and gave examples from Business As Mission (BAM) businesses we know. This
Do you have what it takes?
While on a recent flight I picked up the Spring 2015 issue of Startups magazine. An article by Marcia Layton
Is BAM disruptive innovation?
I have recently been listening to Clay Christensen (Harvard Business School) describe his idea of disruptive innovation. He calls it
What are we supposed to think and do about poverty?
An indelible image in my mind while growing up in northern Canada was of grown men sleeping in our town’s
Business ethics in action: let your light shine
We have written some thoughts in recent blogs about ethics, corruption and bribery. Because IBEC serves businesses in countries that
Have you found your TBO for 2015 yet?
On Dec 29, 2014 I wrote about being on the lookout for that big opportunity, something retired Harvard Business School
Part 2: To bribe or not to bribe?
Last week I proposed the Noonan definition of a bribe as “an inducement improperly influencing the performance of a