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SmartBlog: How risk-taking can help build your business

November 29, 2010 –Risk-taking has fallen out of favor in the last two years, the victim of the economic downturn and global unrest. Indeed, the current business mood has become cautious to a fault. Sit tight. … Keep your head down. … Above all, minimize risk. This is what passes for sage advice in today’s business press.

We disagree. In our 25 years as owners of Grand Circle Corporation, we have found that risk-taking always advances our business — in every market and in every season. Risk-taking catches opportunity and keeps you nimble. It builds personal courage and corporate resilience. It allows a company to adapt to changing circumstances and grow to its full potential, even in the face of difficulty.

**PATH TO PROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE: Driving With No Brakes Offers Roadmap for How Companies Can Do Well by Doing Good**

BOSTON – September 14, 2010 – Despite the impact of the current recession on the travel industry, Boston-based Grand Circle Corporation is increasing profitability and growing at a rate of nearly 20 percent per year—as it has been for the last two decades. What makes this company succeed while competitors fail? What can companies in other industries learn from Grand Circle’s example?

These questions pave the way for the book, Driving With No Brakes: How a bunch of hooligans built the best travel company in the world. Authored by Grand Circle co-owners Alan and Harriet Lewis, the book shows how businesses and their leaders can achieve greater growth and profitability by following a business model that focuses on integrating values and philanthropic mission into the business strategy.