Posted in Conscious Business on Aug 24th, 2009 1 Comment »
Tim was an alcoholic who had regularly visited the site of the old dry cleaners on Lansing Avenue for coffee. Rich & Reida Bartley began their ministry there, challenging gangs & drug dealers for the territory. People at the mission had tried to talk to Jim about redemption many times but no one [...]
Posted in Conscious Business on Aug 12th, 2009 No Comments »
A new breed of business owners labeling themselves as ‘Social Entrepreneurs’ combine business practices and product development to try and find solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing people in third world countries. Now 30,000 strong and growing, B Lab, a nonprofit organization that certifies the business practices of these purpose driven companies [...]
Posted in Conscious Business on Feb 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Krochet Kids originally started as a way for friends Travis Hartanov and Kohl Crecelius to help raise money for their high school prom. The friends conceived a plan to learn crocheting and start making and selling beanies as a way to raise the money they needed to fund their prom. Little did they know that [...]
