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Country singer Alan Jackson starts one of his Christmas albums with the song, “Let it be Christmas everywhere.”  Good idea– but not yet a reality! Jesus came to earth about 2000 years ago, but it was not until about 950 years ago that His followers decided it would be a good idea to celebrate it […]

I have been a part of the naming of three organizations.  In two of them the choice was a home run and has been fulfilling expectations ever since; in the third case it was probably not the best choice though we have tweaked it and will likely stick with it as the brand continues to

We should know where we are going suggests a contemporary perspective on work.  However, the sermon at church today spoke to this as a false narrative in western culture. Naturally I processed it with a mindset of kingdom business startups, attempting to integrate principles of the spiritual and the daily practical business world. I have

Good:  to be of favorable character; to be desired or approved of; that which is morally excellent virtuous, righteous. Bureau:  a commercial agency that serves as an intermediary especially for exchanging information or coordinating activities. I was intrigued with the name Good Bureau, but I was even more intrigued with the architect of the term

IBEC coaching and consulting aims to see transformed lives and communities through local profitable business endeavors in developing economies.  Some of these businesses provide jobs to disadvantaged people in need and produce a product which is sold online.  Buying these quality products helps to give freedom in the name of Jesus to people victimized by

Two years ago, I wrote a post on the IBEC blog showing an example of Corporate Social Responsibility by highlighting the rise of Chobani Yogurt and its founder Hamil Ulukaya.  It is a great case study for BAM startups. You can read it here. Last month, Ulukaya presented a TED Talk which is riveting.  If

My daughters and I just returned to Kathmandu from a 4-day trek in the mountains of Nepal. We drove 5 hours from Kathmandu, over a mountain range, on some very treacherous roads. I was amazed that the big Nissan 4-wheel drive got through some of the places without tipping over on rocks, getting stuck in

***Dick Weidner leads Legacy Ventures Network which is the third component of Triventure.com.  Dick has been in the financial sector and a church leader his entire career and has started companies focusing on accounting and on investment.  From time to time we will be reprinting articles by Dick.*** I am in the midst of reading

We in IBEC knew him as Bob, our board chairman for most of IBEC’s existence, a friend, mentor, leader and encourager of all that we do.  He had been a contract engineer with the Naval Air Systems Command and had spent 15 years in upper management.  In retirement, he helped numerous Not-For-Profits with his skill

***Dick Weidner leads Legacy Ventures Network, which is the third component of Triventure.com.  Dick has been in the financial sector and a church leader his entire career and has started companies focusing on accounting and on investment. From time to time we will be reprinting articles by Dick.*** Having been created in God’s image, we