Necessity is the mother of invention. Plato

I think we can all agree that it’s necessary to find new ways to be sustainable; to develop sustainable practices. That’s what sustainable innovation^sm is all about. The goal is innovation that not only produces sustainable products and services but puts your business ahead of the curve. This is the future of business.

The Business Innovation and Growth’s Sustainable Innovation^sm Retreat will be held early fall (stay tuned) at the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, NC. We are inspired by BIG’s mission and content for this retreat. True to form, this is a content-rich schedule. We have been hired to design the Thursday evening Green Event and consult on most other matters concerning event design. We have been delighted to work with Deana Hicks of DHD Marketing who has been a master of the details and logistics, Amanda Altman of A Three Design on all matters of graphic design, and Jack Sutherland of South Tunnel Design Division on Web design. These individuals are superstars in their fields and fine professionals.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Business Innovation and Growth Council, it is a non-profit organization of high-growth entrepreneurs. Their President, Terry Thorson Cox, is a true visionary and educator who has created a community of fast-moving entrepreneurs like no one else has been able to do. These entrepreneurs sense her genuine interest in their success and trust her judgment and confidentiality. This has helped to create one of the most open and truly valuable organizations of which we have ever been a part. BIG is a rare beacon for knowledge, information and true innovation in the world of entrepreneurship.

BIG’s Sustainable Innovation^sm retreat will include a keynote by Dennis Quaintance, the owner of the Proximity Hotel. Other speakers to include Bzz Agents’ Founder and CEO Dave Balter, Douglas Muir from the KAI Method and Charlotte’s own Lisa Lee Morgan and Astrid Chirinos, co-founders of Calor Energy. By being a part of this conference we have learned about the lengths to which we must go to be eco-conscience, the lengths to which others have gone to be innovative and the lengths to which we all must all go to be sustainable. Thank you to Terry for her vision and for including us.

To view the entire agenda and for more information visit their site.