Posts Tagged ‘75234’

The Gold Standard

By on September 7, 2011 | Category: Blog,News | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments
Adbongo is going gold. That’s right, we’re ditching paper for the shiny, sparkly stuff. Why? The answer is simple: the value of gold is increasing while the purchasing value of fiat currency is decreasing. Plus, gold can’t be counterfeited, it’s not so easy to burn, and it can be molded into a sculpture of a monkey. Read more …

Greg Vaughn, Charitable Foundations

By on July 22, 2011 | Category: Advisory Board | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

Greg Vaughn is the president of Greg Vaughn & Associates (GVA), an organization development practice with key competencies in organization management, communications, and fundraising. GVA is affiliated with a network of seasoned business executives with the ability to drive revenue growth and enhance key business relationships.  Current and former clients include the Texas Green Chamber of Commerce, The Green Business Foundation, New Braunfels Economic Development Foundation, Transplants for Children and McKenna Health Care Foundation. Read more …

Adbongo, Inc. Moves Austin Offices Into 6th Street’s Golab

By on July 19, 2011 | Category: Blog,News | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Adbongo, Inc. Moves Austin Offices Into 6th Street’s Golab

Austin, Texas – July 18, 2011 – This month Adbongo, Inc. is moving the Austin, Texas office into the Golab community of businesses. Located in downtown Austin on 6th Street, the Golab is a coworking space built for Austin’s interactive community. Read more …

There is little time to WASTE

By on July 12, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The zero waste mission is the light that will illuminate the nationwide transition to a more sustainable way to interact with the earth’s resources. What do we mean when we say “zero waste”? To put it simply, zero waste refers to processes cities put in place- recycling, reusing materials, composting, creating new products from “mined” waste- to reduce landfill trash to net zero. One of Adbongo’s goals is to help accelerate  zero waste! Read more …

Green Tenants Wanted

By on June 7, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments
Adbongo, Inc’s cause business accelerator is open for business.  Our facility located in Farmers Branch has begun the conversion to space ship, adding recycling, L.E.D lighting and water catchment in addition to soon-to-be-installed solar panels.  Our march towards sustainability has been a gradual one as it must be for most of us. Now, we’re happy to announce we have made the needed improvements to our facility and business model which have made us ready to open our doors to eligible candidates interested in joining our in-house accelerator. Through the accelerator, we can help implement sustainability in a profitable way for other businesses. Read more …

Organic Business Development

By on June 2, 2011 | Category: Blog,Services | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

You can apply permaculture to a garden, your life, or your business.

Adbongo applies permaculture principles to the development of cause driven ventures that adhere to a triple bottom line:  people, planet, profit.  We call this process:  ”Organic Business Development”.

Permaculture Prime directive: The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own and our children’s existence. Read more …

Papr’s view: Why we’re focusing on developing sustainable causes

By on May 4, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment
As Adbongo was being formed in 2006, the world wide financial system was about to collapse.  Up until then, cause marketing and green business practices were seen as little more than a gimmick by the rest of the business world.  After the dust from the crash of 2008 had begun to clear, it soon came to light that sustainable business’, operating under the “triple bottom line (people, planet, profit),” were continuing to move along and prosper.  While many big business’ had been running on an empty tank, over the speed limit while looking at the map upside-down, sustainable business’ had been borrowing lightly, anchoring themselves solidly in their local communities, poised for the unexpected.  Apparently it pays to do right.    Read more …

Investing With a Conscience

By on April 4, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

By Mitchell Fine

Mitch Fine is a Financial Planning Associate with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, specializing in
sustainable investing.   His practice includes advising clients with the development of their overall
financial strategy, investment asset allocation, retirement and income strategies, and estate and
charitable planning.  He is a Certified Life Coach and has years of experience working with others
to help them achieve their goals. Mitch lives in Plano with his wife, Diana, and their son, Jacob.
The Fines are active in their community, working with their temple and socially-responsible
organizations. Read more …

Zero Waste dream team presents EDEN to local county

By on March 30, 2011 | Category: Blog,News | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments
On Tuesday, March 22nd we had the opportunity to present the Project EDEN (Economic Development Ensuring Nature) plan to Hood County Commissioners Court.  Hood County is one of the many locations around the country to whom we have released the details of our EDEN plan. Our goal is to implement EDEN far and wide, and we are starting to see this goal become a reality.
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Business Incubators Are Best Investment of Public Dollars, Study Says

By on January 29, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

DALLAS, Texas —At a time when the U.S. Congress and President Obama are considering investing $850 billion to create jobs, a recently announced study clearly proves that business incubators need to be part of the job creation equation.

According to a research study conducted for the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, business incubators provide communities with significantly greater results at less cost than do any other type of public works infrastructure project. Read more …