Credit: saradent.ca Social Entrepreneur Finds Tribe in Social Venture Forum Support for leaders in movement, who face unprecedented challenges, is noteworthy: Mike Rowlands In 2009 brand consultant Mike Rowlands was working hard to move his company Octopus Strategies to a client portfolio that was entirely mission-based. Read More Nicole Bridger Creates Socially Conscious Clothing Company shows designer labels can be conscious Nicole Bridger is sewing something different into the fabric of her clothing design company -- a philosophy to do what is right for the Earth, its people and spirit. Nicole Bridger Design, which has a boutique in Vancouver, features a women's line of socially conscious clothing that is "effortless, luxurious and makes people feel sexy and special in their every day." Read More  SVI: An Unconventional, Necessary Approach to Enterprise Building Sustainival executive producer Joey Hundert credits 4-day forum for effective forum to advance social business Friday afternoon at the Social Venture Institute (SVI) on Cortes Island: an impromptu group of 60 people start intimate one-on-one conversations about how they can do business together or support each other's work. Read More  What We're Thinking   Business for World Benefit Shun force. Compete. Be efficient. Be open to inventiveness and novelty. Use initiative and enterprise. Come to voluntary agreements. Respect contracts. Dissent for the sake of the task. Be industrious. Be thrifty. Invest for productive purposes. Collaborate easily with strangers and aliens. Promote comfort and convenience. Be optimistic. Be honest. This is how Jane Jacobs describes commercial behaviour in its strongest form. She outlined this view of commerce in Systems of Survival. These behaviours are deeply rooted in human history and are practiced by millions every day. Being honest and optimistic ourselves, it is our opinion that the appreciation of these ways of being are exactly how we, as a species, will bring our daily work into synergy with what is best for human society and global health. Read More  Stories At Work   Stories Keep Vast Company Connected BLJC manager is daily reader of strengths-based news service Brookfield Lepage Johnson Controls (BLJC) is considered to be one of Canada's leading facility management services companies, known for its ability to provide high-quality property management services, while leveraging best practices and economies of scale to optimize efficiency of building operations. BLJC continues to grow, and its team manages properties large and small, from the significant skyscrapers of Toronto, Calgary or Montreal, to postal outlets and government buildings in the remote outposts of northern British Columbia. As a means of connecting the vast pool of human resources spread across the country, BLJC contracts Axiom News to publish daily stories on the company's intranet. Read More  Get Involved Join Us in Co-Creating Life-Giving News In a world filled with social media, the way news is created and shared is changing. Do you have videos, photos, blogs, announcements, or other content that you think fits into Axiom's coverage areas and mission to create a life-giving news network? Send it to us! E-mail Jennifer: jennifer@axiomnews.ca, or call 705-741-4421, ext. 26. We'll take on assessing, editing, packaging and publishing everything that comes in to fit the bigger picture. We look forward to co-creating media for a renewed and thriving world. Join Our Mailing List