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Last month I was privileged to teach a college course to twelve students in Canada. The course was entitled THEOLOGY OF BUSINESS, which essentially led us down a path of exploring how we should integrate faith and work in the marketplace. One of the exercises required the student to think about how their proposed career […]

I recently analyzed something that has intrigued me for some time.  I knew that in the early years of IBEC, we made plenty of mistakes, and so I wondered how I could save others from some of those same mistakes.  One result was included in a speech I gave at the B4T conference in the

1. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” We were delighted that three IBEC-coached businesses were featured at the Lion’s Den in October 2021:  Kijani Forestry (Uganda), Imani Collective (Kenya) and Co.Labor (Colombia).  Thanks to the hard work of Bob, Gary, and others.

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers Harry Truman  It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it. – Oscar Wilde There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island. – Walt Disney Of making

Have you ever heard of Harakati Coffee? How about the country of Tanzania? Have you ever heard of Seed of Hope Coffee?  How about the country of Thailand? Do you ever wonder how a Business as Mission company gets its start? How about the path to capitalizing a company? Think Triventure – Think IBEC Ventures

Some time ago, I wrote about the story of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle getting off the plane in Australia with Meghan wearing a pair of jeans made by victims of trafficking in Cambodia.  The BAM company is Outland Denim and is committed to all the principles of BAM’s Quadruple bottom line:  profitability, job creation,

Last week, we presented two 3-minute videos to answer the question of WHY Business as Mission and WHY IBEC.  We tried to answer the question of why we care about poverty and job creation; and why we care about making disciples of Jesus. Standard definitions of WHAT Business as Mission is, include the basic ideas

Most of our readers are probably familiar with Simon Sinek’s TED talk where he emphasizes the importance of the WHY of any endeavor. “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe”. His Golden Circle demonstrates the importance of the WHY question. These

IBEC Board member, Dave Kier, regularly encourages his clients with words of wisdom like this Leadership Tip #10.  As I write this, Dave is again in Zimbabwe and Zambia, building a feed plant to help feed a nation, all for the glory of God. Larry W. Sharp, BAM Support Specialist, IBEC Ventures Larry.Sharp@ibecventures.com Sometimes a

When I graduated from business school, no one had heard of coworking spaces; in fact, my three kids who graduated from business school hadn’t either; but my oldest grandson, a current junior in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business sure has.  So, what is the idea of coworking space? While a group of engineers may have