Investing With a Conscience

By John on April 4, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: 75234, accelerator, adbongo, advertising, america, best, cause business incubator, cause marketing, corporate social responsibilty, dallas, entreprenuer ecosystem, environmental, esg, evolution, exxon valdez, financial planning, global warming, green practices, magic, mitch fine, morgan stanley smith barney, negative correlation assets, ninja, organic business development, people, planet, pollution, portfolios, profit, recommended, socially responsible investing, south africa, sustainable business plan, sustainable investing, texas, top, triple bottom line, triple p | 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 …

Why It’s Good to Have a Cause

By John on February 18, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: ad agency, adbongo, advertisement agencies, advertising, advertising agency software, advertising design agency, anti-advertising, aquaponics, art direction, branding, business accelerator, business approach to permaculture, business consulting firms, business development advisor, business development strategy, business planning, cause business incubator, cause design, cause marketing, chamber, CMO, conscious consumer, consultants, copywriting, corporate social responsibility, dallas, disaster preparedness, economic development, eden, environmental cluster, executive firms, farmers branch, food production, gardening, graphic design, green business, hub, john bush, just cause, new economy, organic business development, readiness, texas, three e, three p, veteran owned, video production, web development | No Comments

As a cause business incubator, Adbongo recommends clients find a cause with which to align your business. Whether you center your whole business concept on a cause or you align with a non-profit, supporting a good cause is not only good for humanity or the planet, it’s also good for business. Read more …

Business Incubators Are Best Investment of Public Dollars, Study Says

By John on January 29, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: 75234, adbongo, adbongo inc, advertisement agencies, advertising, advertising agency software, advertising design agency, anti-advertising, branding, business development advisor, business development strategy, business incubators, business plan consultants, cause business incubator, cause marketing, chamber of commerce, consultants, consulting, corporate social responsibility, dallas, dallas advertising, economic development, eda, executive firms, farmers branch, grant thorton, jobs, marketing help, national business incubator association, north american incubators, organic business development, president obama, resources, small business, starting a new business, texas | 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 …

Adbongo 2010 year in review

By John on January 3, 2011 | Category: Blog | Tags: aamp, acbg, adbongo, advertising, austin art and music partnership, cause business incubator, cause marketing, corporate social responsibilty, coyote legal, csr, dallas, earthship, eco-business park, farmers branch, green ox energy, joe polish, michael reynolds, mogul wealth, organic business development, piranha marketing, sustainable buidling, texas, three p bottom line, waste management | 2 Comments

As the 2010 whirlwind tears towards the border of 2011 at sonic speed, most of us are reflecting on the calendar of memories we’ve created. For some, this reflection will result in a long list of New Years Resolutions. Others will savor gratitude for a year full of blessings. Whatever the emotions that arise as we look back over the year, our reflections will inform the way we’ll choose to live out the next year. As Confucius said, “Study the past if you would divine the future.”

At Adbongo, we’re looking back so that we might make sure we’ve absorbed the lessons the universe laid out for us to learn this year and so that we might set our 2011 goals. While some of this information will stay hidden behind lock and key, we’d like to share a few of our *sniff, sniff* sentimental musings regarding our year. Read more …

Business incubators uniquely positioned to spark job creation

As local, state and national government agencies examine ways to create jobs and turn around the struggling economy, business incubation programs are featuring prominently in the debate – as well they should. For 50 years, incubators like Adbongo have been helping entrepreneurs turn their ideas into viable businesses, promoting innovation and creating jobs by providing emerging companies with business support services and resources tailored to young firms to increase their chances of success. Read more …

Cause Studios

By John on October 14, 2010 | Category: News | Tags: advertisement agencies, advertising, advertising design agency, business consulting firms, business development advisor, business development leadership, business development manager, business development services, business development strategy, business growth, cause business incubator, cause marketing, cause studios, corporate social responsibility, creative execution, dallas, enlumnia, executive firms, graphic content, graphic design, mega 26, new economy, organic business development, pioneer, podcasts, production, research, strategy, texas, video production | No Comments

Studios, Studios and More Studios

Just when we thought we couldn’t get any better… Read more …

Cause Business Incubation

Last week, the Adbongo collective of consultants met to refine our communication of what it is that we do. Adbongo’s been in business for years now, but our mission has evolved over time. So what is it we’re up to these days?

drum roll please…

Wes Chambers, Media Production Artist

By wchambers on September 28, 2010 | Category: Team | Tags: 3D, 3d Modeling, 3ds Max, 75214, 75234, adbongo, advertisement agencies, advertising, advertising agency software, advertising design agency, anti-advertising, Architecural. Visualization, artist oppression, austin, b2b advertising agency, brand, business consulting firms, business development advisor, business development leadership, business development manager, business development resume, business development services, business development strategy, business growth, business incubator, business plan consultants, business plan consulting, cause marketing, customer business development, dallas, dallas advertising, Dallas Texas, economy, entreprenuers, Environmental Modeling, future, graphic business development, graphic design agencies, green advertising agency, green energy, green entrepreneurship, green solutions, hispanic advertising agency, HUB certified, marketing, marketing business development, media, new, new economy, organic, organic advertising, organic business consulting, philanthropic, philanthropic marketing, public relations companies, public relations courses Dallas, Rendering, S.C.R., small business consultants, small business development program, social corporate responsibility, social responsibility, texas, top ad agencies, top advertising agencies, top advertising agency, top consulting firms, triple bottom line, Universal Process, Virtual images | No Comments

W. Chambers works closely with the Architects, Engineers, Interior Designers, Graphic Designers and Marketing Coordinators in the Research and Development of new and creative ideas to compliment the design and marketing process in think-tank sessions; where the creative team conceptualizes the energy of a project while considering the most effective way to visually communicate and market ideas to other teams and/or clients.

Papr, Concept Architect

By John on September 22, 2010 | Category: Team | Tags: adbongo, advertising, agency, branding, cause marketing, consulting, dallas, earthship, green building, green consulting, organic business development, papr, public relations, specialists, sustainable business incubator, sustainable business practices, texas | No Comments

Papr, a man who is extraordinarily gifted in the realm of ideas, has been involved with Adbongo over the last two years as its Concept Architect. His prior experience includes architect, creative consultant, professional photographer, interior decorator, and large scale metal sculptor in fields ranging from construction to fine art restoration. Read more …

Think Escalator Vs. Stairs

By John on August 3, 2010 | Category: Blog | Tags: 75234, adbongo, advertising, agency, anti-advertising, business consulting firms, business development, business development advisor, business development leadership, business development manager, business development services, business development strategy, business plan consulting, cause marketing, consultants, dallas, dallas advertising, dallas business, dallas business consulting, dallas marketing plan, design, executive firms, farmers branch, firm, monkey, organic business development, sustainable, texas, tranformation | 3 Comments

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The economy is still shrieking on what feels like the longest roller coaster ride ever. With the tightening of the economic belt, innovation and new business development have been squeezed from the picture. In fact, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has termed the stagnant state of invention and entrepreneurship our “innovation deficit.” In response to the innovation deficit, Adbongo announces a new product designed to spur innovation and the creation of new businesses. Read more …

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