B The Change Weekly: April 17, 2020(Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash)Delivered on Fridays, B the Change Weekly delivers the most important and most relevant stories about people using business as a force for good. The newsletter features a weekly no...
(Photo by Clint Adair on Unsplash)Suddenly Separate? B Corps Find New Methods for Professional Conversations, Resilience and SafetyThe coronavirus produced a sudden workplace shift for many of us. As stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines...
By Geri Stengel, Forbes Between 2007 to 2012 — the period before and after the Great Recession — the number of women-owned businesses jumped 27% while privately held businesses grew only 3.3%, according to the Survey of Business Owners by the Census. Average revenues for women’s businesses decreased from $154,300 in 2007 to $143,700 in 2012 and … Continue reading How To Prevent The Pandemic From Taking A Greater Toll On Women Entrepreneurs
Here’s a B for Boeing. One for Bank of America, too. And one for all the other mega-corporations that are elbowing at the table for billions in government Bailouts (with a capital B) via the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act.At...
Leading with Love: The We The Change Community Response to the Coronavirus Crisis(Photo by Alex Motoc on Unsplash)We The Change, a Certified B Corp Women CEOs initiative, has pledged to work internationally with Mujeres B to strive toward a world that ...
How Small and Big Changes Can Make a Cumulative DifferenceBy Steve Walls and Judith WallsTo date, some companies’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been to email their database, telling consumers and other stakeholders to “Stay Home, Stay Safe.” Th...
Whether you now start your workday by logging in from home or by heading out to provide an essential public service, the daily on-the-job realities have changed for each of us. While change and uncertainty dominate now, eventually a new “normal” will e...
How a Danish-led global movement is combating isolation among the elderly, and adapting fast in the era of social distancing.
Danish social entrepreneur Ole Kassow steers a trishaw in Minnesota in February - he's on the bike ... [+] and Sue and Pernille ride in the front carriage. Sue, left,
As author Anne Lamott says, “Of course you don’t know what to do. You’ve never done this before.”Continue reading on B The Change »
It’s easy to miss the narrow alleyway that leads to Troy Town Art Pottery, running along the wall of Hoxton Street community garden in east London. The low building, which
B The Change Weekly: April 10, 2020To help navigate these uncertain times, B Lab compiled a list of resources available to businesses in the U.S. and Canada.Delivered on Fridays, B the Change Weekly delivers the most important and most relevant stories...
Getting the science right in a public heath crisis. Emmanuel Vincent talks with Ashoka's Konstanze ... [+] Frischen. Ashoka Science Feedback is a not-for-profit organization that works with a network of scientists all
Combating fake news is a big part of getting the health crisis under control, says Science Feedback founder Emmanuel Vincent.
Why Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Are More Important Than EverCOVID-19 is the Black Swan of a generation. Within a few short months, the novel coronavirus has dominated global headlines and instilled fear in our minds and empathy in our hear...