iB Perspective: We love this article written by Andrea Huspeni in Entrepreneur because it speaks to the heart of being an entrepreneur. Following your passion and doing what you love will fulfill everything you need and give you the strength … Read More »
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Money, Marketing and Making Shit Happen
This is the final chapter of a three part series from a conversation with iconic Canadian entrepreneur and business maverick, W. Brett Wilson. I believe in Social Entrepreneurship. I believe (deeply) in the power found at the intersection of doing … Read More »
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Tagged Dragon's Den, embedding generosity, Institute B, social entrepreneurship, W. Brett Wilson
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The Good, The Brett And The Ugly
This is Part 2 of a three part series from a conversation with Canadian entrepreneur and business maverick, W. Brett Wilson. Financial loss. Estrangement from friends and family. Loneliness. The risks that entrepreneurs face are vast. But living on the … Read More »
Why Give a Damn?
Steve Jobs liked to “live at the intersection of the humanities and technology,” and that’s exactly the place where communications technologies need to be. What would happen if Apple turned a fraction of its attention to the disparity between technological … Read More »
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Tagged apple, Ending Poverty, entrepreneurship, ICT4D, Institute B, Ken Banks, kiwanja.net, Paul Polak, Steve Jobs, transformative impact
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Magic In The Profit
Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society’s biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he’s biased, as a business school professor, but he wants you to hear his case for letting business try to solve massive problems … Read More »
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Tagged Institute B, Michael Porter, new skool business, social impact
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Shopify’s Pop-up Shop Broke The Mould
Shopify Inc. has become Canada’s first Internet start-up since the dot-com crash to reach a billion-dollar valuation, thanks to one of the largest venture financing in Canadian history. The Ottawa e-commerce software company enables small and medium-sized retailers to launch … Read More »
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Tagged business, financing, Institute B, Katherine Scarrow, pop ups, Retail, Shopify Inc, start ups, The Globe and Mail, vancouver entrepreneur
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Winning
Alex Hannant is the Executive Director of the Hikurangi Foundation, a social enterprise incubator focused on supporting new solutions to sustainability challenges. In this TED talk, Alex talks about the accelerated rate at which the world is changing and how … Read More »
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Tagged Alex Hannant, Hikurangi Foundation, Institute B, social enterprise, societal value, ted
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The Best Thing About TED’s Visit To Vancouver
While the rest of Canada slowly thaws, this year’s season of new beginnings has proven to be an extra special one in the city of Vancouver. For those of us working towards building a more sustainable future, we felt blessed … Read More »
Consumer Power For Anti-Consumption
Patagonia’s founder and CEO, Yvon Chouinard, talks with Joel Makower at the 2013 GreenBiz Forum on authenticity and responsibility in building Patagonia, and how consumers can use the power of their wallets to change society. iB Perspective At 74 years … Read More »
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Tagged audacious results, authenticity, changemaker, entrepreneur, GreenBiz, Institute B, Joel Makower, Patagonia, Responsibility, Yvon Chouinard
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The Most Successful Business To Come Out Of The Den
Corin Mullins and Brian Mullins are a husband and wife team that started Holy Crap cereal with $129 in 2009. They’ve grown the artisan cereal business in a few short years to an award-winning business success story. The gluten-free, vegan, … Read More »