Charismatic serial entrepreneur Kevin Lee Royes landed one of the most unique deals in Dragons’ Den history. Walking away with more money than he originally came for. As a result, the show selected the inventor of Kelvin Tools to host … Read More »
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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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Food is Better Nude
Nūd Fūd (pronounced nude food) was created by Holistic Nutritionist Julie Kirouac, who set out to create snacks that would not only be convenient and delicious, but would be of the utmost integrity and not exclude anyone, regardless of dietary … Read More »
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 »
Getting a Taste of Two Opposing Cultures
As the year is promptly drawing to a close, we are featuring the top ThinkSlashBe articles, interviews and videos from 2013. Let us know which one struck a chord with you. Here is Justin Chou’s blog: How important is company … Read More »
Posted in Culture Building
Tagged changemaker, Company Culture, entrepreneurship, Institute B, Justin Chou, leadership, Responsibility
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It’s the Little Things That Matter Most
As the Holiday Season is upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and on those who have helped us shape our business. We value our relationship with you and look forward to working with you in the … Read More »
East Van Roasters - Raising the Bar in Vancouver
Like other social entrepreneurs, Shelley Bolton of East Van Roasters has built a business on quality, sustainability, and community. These values carry through their delicious artisan coffee and chocolate that they produce in-house, as well as their employment and training … Read More »
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Tagged artisan coffee, audacious results, Bean-to-Bar, Business in Vancouver, changemaker, chocolate, Downtown East Side, East Van Roasters, Institute B, leadership, PHS Community Services Society, Responsibility, social entrepreneurs, societal value, Vancouver Rainier Hotel
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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 »
Bringing Humanity to Business and Business to Humanity
Tech entrepreneur, Julie Hanna was 5 when she and her schoolmates had to avoid bullet shots as they fled from their classroom. Life as a refugee of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict placed Julie and her family in a position of poverty. … Read More »