Corporations exist to deliver profits to shareholders, right? Every business text book in every business school in the world tells us this. Corporations have provided to society the food you eat, the vacations you take, and the smart phones you … Read More »
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The Heartbreak of a Not-So-Gentle Push
“I’m sorry, but we have to let you go.” Blank stare…. Stammer…. “Pardon me?” It was the best response I could muster. I looked back on that moment for years, wishing I’d had some snappier retort. Or the wherewithal to … Read More »
Concordia University Screening of Not Business as Usual Documentary With Darrell Kopke
Watch the documentary by a founding member of lululemon about disrupting the status quo. January 27, 2014, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM A screening of Not Business As Usual will be followed by a question and answer period with its … Read More »
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Tagged accelerator companies, B-Corporations, business incubator, Concordia University, Darrell Kopke, District 3 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre, entrepreneur, Institute B, joel solomon, Junxion, leadership, lululemon, lunapads, Mark Brand Inc., Montreal Entrepreneurs, Montreal Events, new skool business, Not Business As Usual, Nurse Next Door, Potluck Café Society, Renewal Funds, Richard Branson, The B Team
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Documentary Premiere Screening January 16, 2014
The feature length documentary tracks the changing landscape of business with the rising tide of conscious capitalism and features the inspiring stories of several subversive entrepreneurs from Vancouver who are redefining what it means to be successful. You may know … Read More »
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Tagged B-Corporations, Business in Vancouver, changemaker, Darrell Kopke, Denise Taschereau, entrepreneur, Heather O’Hara, Institute B, joel solomon, kahlil ashanti, Ken Sim, Madeleine Shaw, Manfred Vollmer, Mark Brand, Mark Trotzuk, Mike Rowlands, Not Business As Usual, Rebecca Cutler, societal value, Suzanne Siemens
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Documentary to Premiere Next Week
Not Business As Usual is a provocative look at capitalism as envisioned by Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman, the most influential economist of the late 20th century. The film explores why he only measured success by one metric: Greed. And … Read More »
A Film About Disrupting the Business Quo
Not Business As Usual is a provocative look at capitalism as envisioned by Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman, the most influential economist of the late 20th century. The film explores why he only measured success by one metric: Greed. And … Read More »
Paul Richardson: Why I Invest in Change Agents
Renewal Funds is a social venture capital firm that supports passionate, experienced change-agent entrepreneurs. institute B caught up with their CEO Paul Richardson and discovered why he believes investing in entrepreneurs who are motivated by a broader set of priorities, … Read More »
A Film About Disrupting the Business Quo
It was the promise of something better… A better life for your family, a better start for your business, a better legacy to leave the world. Founded on the virtues of hard work, equal opportunity and a free market economy. … Read More »
Matt Mayer on Transitioning to a New Economy
institute B sat down with Sustainability Strategist & Process Designer Matt Mayer of Conscious Brands to learn why he believes we can go further together than faster alone. The importance of doing more good versus doing less bad. And how … Read More »
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Tagged Activating Sustainability, audacious results, B - Corp, b lab, B-Corporations, Canadian Innovation, changemaker, Collaboratorium, Conscious Brands, core values, entrepreneur vancouver, Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 3, Institute B, Matt Mayer, New Economy, Rob Sinclair, SEWF, Social Enterprise World Forum, Sustainability, Trico Charitable Foundation
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Joel Solomon on Becoming a Billionaire of Good Deeds
OK. We admit it. Joel Solomon is one of our heroes. A legend in the social venture scene, Joel shares his wisdom on becoming a billionaire of good deeds and how true success is measured in the currency of love. … Read More »