Monthly Archive: April 2013

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HIRING: institute B Internship Opportunities

institute B invites you to apply for exciting internship opportunities. institute B is a high performance, full service accelerator and a consulting partner that prepares companies who want to the change the world, achieve audacious results. As an intern, you … Read More »

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What Are The Most Destructive Terms in Business?

What are the Most Destructive Terms in Business? Submitted by Dermot Hikisch, Head of Community Development, B Lab Psychologists propose that the words we use pre-determine the mindsets we go into business with and results we see as the outputs. … Read More »

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Changing the Language of Business

Recently B Lab and institute B convened a group of entrepreneurs and local B Corporations in a dialogue around business language. Over 30 entrepreneurs showed up to delve into the everyday terms we hear and use, and what we may … Read More »

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2013 List of the Best Businesses For the World

Our friends at B Lab have been busy. As of November 2012, approximately 650 companies have achieved B Corp status; 12 states have recognized the model so far. That means B Corp’s annual Best for the World list is only … Read More »

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Tools to Revolutionize How We Work Together for Social Innovation

I suspect you’ve had numerous experiences of “two heads being better than one” — of the greater effectiveness that flows when we access collective intelligence, collective wisdom and collective capacity. This is good news! We know what’s possible. The bad … Read More »

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Generosity in Employee Incentives and Rewards

Your employees work for money but their compensation is not a key factor in their happiness. Financial remuneration is an element of job attractiveness and is great for recruitment purposes. Role retention, how long employees stay in their position, is … Read More »

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Google’s Afterlife Employee Benefits

We love this article from Meghan Casserly of Forbes. Turns out the real reason Google has those legendary employee benefits is not because it’s important to the business, but simply because it’s the right thing to do. Here’s What Happens … Read More »

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Forum for Women Entrepreneurs E-SERIES 2013

We’re proud to be presenting at E-Series, FWE’s longest-running, signature program. This year marks the beginning of a new E-Series format, consolidating this learning experience into a three-day focused platform. Participants engage with exclusive speakers to discuss relevant topics for … Read More »

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Danielle Laporte & Institute B Team Up To Help Creativity Flow

A bright industrial space in Gastown houses Institute B; a local accelerator with a twist. Insititute B and a number of their partner companies are B Corp. Certified, which means they have declared to conduct business in a way that … Read More »

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Vancouver B Corps Discussion on Language in Business

institute B is excited to invite you to a FREE B Corps event. THURSDAY APRIL 11th 5:30-7:30PM 120 Columbia St, Vancouver AGENDA 5:30-6:00PM Networking 6:15-7:00PM Interactive discussion on the language of business & how that impacts the BCorp movement 7:00-7:30PM … Read More »

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