Yep, name this Eagle and win a prize package. A few weeks ago I realized that the massive cedar tree closest to my barn office was not turning green and was clearly “dead.” My landscape advisor confirmed that while we have no idea what happened, it was definitely never going to turn green and thrive again. I was blown away at the loss of this stately feature here on our property.
On December 3, 2009, the Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously to pass a bill that creates a new sustainable business tax credit of US$4,000 for B Corporations—certified socially responsible companies (1). The decision could be a sign of what’s to come: new legislation that provides incentives for businesses to operate in a socially beneficial manner.
There are so many variations of us who are doing “ministry,” ethical capitalism, green, organic, fair-trade, eco-capitalism, humanitarian, social entrepreneurship or just serving customers well. I’m not sure how much benefit or restriction the legal structures provide – or inhibit.
Gold was discovered in California in the spring of 1848. By May of 1848 reports were flying that “there was more gold than all the people in California could take out in fifty years.” 28-year-old Samuel Brannan opened a small supply store at John Sutter’s Fort, right in the heart of the gold rush. Brannan purchased a little vial of gold and traveled the hundred miles back to San Francisco. As he stepped off the train, he swung his hat, waved the bottle and shouted, “Gold! Gold! Gold! By the middle of June, three quarters of the male population had left town for the gold mines near Sutter’s Fort.
Questions like these are arriving daily:
Dan, Help me, I’m miserable, my current job is literally ruining my life. I’m a fairly young man with a family. I feel I’m stuck in my current position to “pay the bills” but it is making me severely depressed and affecting every part of my life. I need to find my passion but I don’t even know where to start. I feel like giving up and accepting my fate.
The most common complaint I hear today is “Dan, I’d do something on my own but I don’t have any money” Fortunately, many of the best ideas do not require buildings, leases, employees, or inventory. And many can be started with very little, if any, capital.
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