Articles

This is a place where a few of the articles I’ve written on a variety of topics are compiled.

The new Christchurch style: Old boys out, entrepreneurs in

The social enterprise sector comes of age

Five key questions for Kiwi social enterprises

Why Social Enterprises need ‘new clothes’

What social enterprises in Aotearoa can learn from Māoritanga

Blastoff: what do New Zealand’s new space laws mean for other emergent technologies?

Are all businesses social enterprises? It’s a question of definition

The forgotten friend: Renewing our Japanese trade ties

What Social Enterprise is and why does it matter?, Idealog, May 2018: This provides an overview of what social enterprises are.

The intersection of Charity and Business through Social Enterprise, Fundraising Magazine, December 2017: This piece considers the perspective of a charity to understand social enterprise and its place.

What is a Social Enterprise? Law Society, 2017: Part 1, an overview on this topic written for Law Talk.   

Structure options and the future for Social Enterprise, Law Society, 2017: Part 2, looking at the future of this area for Law Talk.

Surfing through Turbulent Times, a profile of podcast guest Dr John Vargo, Idealog, August 2018: In this piece I reflected on the Seeds Podcast interview with John and what he had to say about resilience. 

Quoted in the following: Listener article on “The Rise of Social Enterprise“, this Stuff article “Do-gooder businesses must prove their heart“.