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Merchant of the Month – Presidio Graduate School Once in a while, Dharma receives a lead from a merchant that is part of the community of sustainable and socially responsible enterprises that is truly making a difference in the world. Presidio Graduate School is such an organization. Well known in the Bay area, PGS educates […]
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Mindfulness in Business In our local San Francisco community, there is a lot going on around the topic of mindfulness in business, especially in the Silicon Valley/tech industries. Companies like Google and Facebook are pioneering the integration of such practices that directly correlate with employee engagement and happiness. Organizations are springing up that teach a […]
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Social Change and Business … Wearing your heart on your sleeve This is a great expression that possibly originated in medieval times when jousting knights wore the colors representing the women they were defending, in the form of ribbons or handkerchiefs tied to their arms. The saying refers to when we openly show our emotions. Recently, Dharma […]
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Merchant of the Month Grace Café, first of its kind! This restaurant based in Danville, Kentucky has a most unusual model of pay-what-you-can, and serves fresh, locally sourced, organic, and highly nutritious food to their community. They do not have a cash register or set pricing on their menu! Instead, they accept donations for whatever their patrons […]
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As a B Corp, Are Your Vendors Green? Dharma Merchant Services is in the process of recertifying as a B Corp for the third time since our original 2009 certification. The process is even more daunting to pass these days due to their updated assessment, which is why there are only about 1000 B Corps […]
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A Wild Soap Bar You may not know it but Dharma is a Green America Gold-Certified green company and a family owned business, just like this month’s merchant of the month, A Wild Soap Bar. Since 1995, Maggie, Jory and Mike Hanus have been providing truly non-toxic, organic natural soaps and body care products handmade […]
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Dharma Named to B Corp Best for the World For the second year in a row, Dharma Merchant Services has been named as an honoree in the B Corp “Best For The World” awards in the category of ” Best for Workers.” The Best for Workers honorees are recognized for creating the most positive worker […]
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Dharma Founder Interviewed About B Corp Status When you do business with B Corps, you support a unique sector of the economy that is focused on doing well while also doing good. B Corps solve social and environmental problems while also turning profit. The more profitable they are, the better they can support their workers, […]
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