Why does the Ethereum business ecosystem need open source standards-based work such as the EEA Community Projects? 

Businesses can realize many benefits by adopting open source technologies, including reducing the overall total cost of ownership, speeding time to market services and product offerings, and improving overall software quality. EEA Community Projects is the place where community experts can develop standards from Ethereum open source projects that will enhance and accelerate Ethereum adoption. Broadening the pool of developers working on Ethereum initiatives, such as the Baseline Protocol, will only help to simplify workflow integration and improve interoperability between organizations using Ethereum.