by Jessie Barber | Jun 7, 2020 | Owner
The latest headline declares “Business closures surge by 200% as coronavirus hammers US economy, study finds.” We have all experienced a force majeure (a cool word I heard a lawyer use the other day and thought I’d give it a shot with you here:) of sorts in the last...
by Jessie Barber | May 19, 2020 | Owner
A couple of nights ago my boys and I and a couple of their friends went to a small island in a nearby river and camped for the night. River Rat Island (self-named by a group of local friends) is a surreal place probably the size of a football field or two, packed with...
by Jessie Barber | Apr 28, 2020 | Owner
The first time I stepped foot onto Nigerian soil it was clear, “…this was way different than home.” We have been traveling in and out of Nigeria since 2006 and have developed some dear friends and partners during that time allowing us to work on important...
by Jessie Barber | Apr 9, 2020 | Owner
Over the weekend I devoured John Eldredge’s new book, Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices For A World Gone Mad. A line in his introduction had me hooked as he was laying out the purpose of the book, “I found myself flinching when a friend texted and asked for some...
by Jessie Barber | Apr 9, 2020 | Owner
I’ve been working through the true account of Earnest Shackleton’s 1914 voyage from England to Antarctica where Shackleton and an entire British nation were hoping he would be the first man to cross the Antarctic continent on foot. I’m a little more than...
by Jessie Barber | Feb 24, 2020 | Employee, Owner
When we hear the word “economics” we tend to retreat quickly to lighter topics instead of anchoring ourselves for a thoughtful discussion. A Business On Purpose is a business that is eager to learn about and contribute to multiple economies Three books that have been...
