AN EVENING CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Wednesday, 15 May 2013 at The Electric Owl Meet prominent leaders, discuss breakthrough ideas, expand your potential. Join us for an evening of entrepreneurship and innovation, with a social impact. This is an … Read More »
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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 »
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 »
10 Things to Learn from Japan
1. THE CALM Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated. 2. THE DIGNITY Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture. 3. THE ABILITY The incredible architects, … Read More »
How to Avoid the Dreaded Sales Trap
Here’s the sad truth: most business presentations are completely irrelevant. They normally go something like this. The prospective customer asks something like: “So, what can you do for us?” We feel compelled to answer, so we launch into an amazing … Read More »
How To Be Successful in Business Abroad
There’s plenty to be said about being a guest, having guests over, treating customers like ‘guests’, etc. One of the often overlooked types of guest is the kind living in a foreign country. International companies often fail to understand the … Read More »
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Cargoh: The Social Marketplace for Independent Creatives
‘Love what you do and it will love you back’ — is this not so true? We at institute B fully identify with this message, which is a core belief of Cargoh. Heard of Etsy? Cargoh is similar, but focuses … Read More »
Pecha Kucha Night To Feature Darrell Kopke
*UPDATE* -> Pecha Kucha Night Volume 16 has sold out in record time. It’s going to be a good one! Our skool principal, Darrell Kopke, among the others listed below, will be presenting 20 images for 20 seconds each. See … Read More »
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Creating Societal Value Builds Markets
Thought of the day: adding societal value CREATES markets for corporations. One example: lululemon helps foster entrepreneurs in the health and fitness industry through various community programs. Quite a few gyms, studios, and fitness providers have acknowledged that lululemon has … Read More »
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