The Christchurch engineering graduate taking on the medical device industry
A Canterbury startup is exposing medical equipment manufacturers’ deliberate one-use design tricks and proving that hospitals can reuse and recycle.
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Transforming Christchurch into an Innovation hub
In the biggest cities in the world there is a sense that you are at the cutting edge and that you will see the latest technology released, the biggest bands…
Key points when buying (or selling) a business: Part 2, What should the agreement cover?
What should the agreement cover? In the first part on buying or selling a business here we saw there were some big picture things you need to think about when buying a…
Key points to consider when buying (or selling) a Business: Part 1, Key things to consider
In the last few months I’ve been helping several people as they purchase businesses. At the same time there have been other clients who are selling their business. It seems…
Why volunteering at events is even better than attending …
“It’s about being a part of something that’s bigger than you but better because of you” Dr Lane Perry That quote really sums it up. Do I need to say…
Creativity & Vulnerability: Give it all … give it now.
More than 100 years ago the following was said: “It is not the critic who counts; not someone who points out how the strong one stumbles, or where the doer…
Paradigm Shifts and Magic Eyes
Below is the text of the short speech given at the CLAANZ (Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand) annual conference on 1 August 2019. The actual words I…
What is your Cathedral?
You are walking along a deserted path in a place you’ve never visited before. The sun is beating down and it’s a hot day. In the distance you see three…
Submission on Charities Act 2005
Submission on Modernising the Charities Act 2005 Simply by sailing in a new direction, you could enlarge the world. Allen Curnow, 1942 To:Hon Peeni Henare, Minister of Community and Voluntary…
Reflections on the Philanthropy Summit 2019: Highlights and key themes
“To go fast, go alone. To go far, go together” Returning from a conference it is always important to reflect on some of the themes and key learnings while they…
Legal Frameworks and Social Enterprises with Steven Moe: April 18, 2019
A new report has come out talking about how current company law is hampering the development of New Zealand’s social enterprise sector. Olivia Holdsworth spoke to co-author of the report…
Ghost enterprises: How the government penalises companies who do good
Social enterprises don’t get tax advantages and can’t get the same kind of funding as businesses. This needs to change, says the co-author of a new report.
