“How I felt at the end of the course is precisely what I was looking for in the beginning.” Wilson KP Lee, acemytermpaper.com The Institute B ChangeMaker course was without doubt one of the most inspirational yet hands on experience … Read More »
Yearly Archive: 2012
Another Institute B Partner Becomes B Corp Certified
We are so proud of the success and recognition our incubated companies are receiving lately. Like our friends at The Fan Zoo who have become the 50th company in Canada to be designated a Certified B Corp! This is big … Read More »
Startup Canada Blueprints Pop Up Press Conference in Vancouver on November 27, 2012
We are thrilled to be a part of Startup Canada Blueprints Pop Up Press Conference on Tuesday. Vancouver will be one out of the six cities in Canada to host this conference including Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, and Edmonton. Join … Read More »
Taking Responsibility
In business school we learn that businesses exist to deliver profit to shareholders. But so many corporations have lost their pathway to actually contributing value to society. They live in a world of scarcity – I have profits, you don’t. … Read More »
iB Presents: The ChangeMaker Curriculum Course 2 ‘Creating A Culture of Audacious Results’
“What instituteB means to me… it’s more than just a business; it’s more than just a place; it’s more than just the people; it’s more than just their words; it’s communicating a language of action, a language of meaningful change, … Read More »
The Burdens of Our Past Success
In the last two years I have seen a lot of success and a lot of failure in our institute B companies. I have witnessed many good decisions and many poor decisions. In that light, what has been interesting for … Read More »
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Tagged b corporation, business, business advice, business incubator, ceo, ceo advice, Darrell Kopke, entrepreneur, Institute B, lululemon, Vancouver
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iB Presents: The ChangeMaker Curriculum ‘Creating Your Authentic Leadership’
“My experience in the Changemakers course was inspiring and informational. The energy in the room, between participants and facilitators, allowed for a healthy dialog and discourse that opened up new possibilities for behavior and action within my personal and business … Read More »
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The ChangeMaker Curriculum
It has been four years since the global economic collapse in the fall of 2008. With the dawn of the USA election, we are reminded of what exactly happened those short years ago. Lehman Brothers bankrupt. AIG nearly collapsed if … Read More »
iB Presents: Creating A Culture of Audacious Results
“If you own a business card, then you hold the power to impact change.” institute B presents ‘Creating A Culture of Audacious Results’ - a 2 day course designed specifically for developing you and your business. Audacious Results will be lead … Read More »
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Tagged Bix Bickson, business school, course, Darrell Kopke, development, entrepreneur, granville island hotel, Vancouver
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How to Know When to Quit
How do you know when it’s time to quit? How do you make that decision? A friend of mine phoned me today quite distraught. She had made a major life decision to return to her home country, giving up her profession, … Read More »
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Tagged Bix Bickson, Darrell Kopke, entrepreneur, how to know when to quit, Institute B, Vancouver
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