Doing business Japanese-style: What can Kiwis learn?
Pre-meeting meetings sound like bureaucracy gone mad to Westerners, but the Japanese method of decision-making means everyone is brought along together.
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The new Christchurch style: Old boys out, entrepreneurs in
The earthquakes have changed the culture in genteel Christchurch. Now it’s more about how you can contribute than who you went to school with, writes Steven Moe.
The social enterprise sector comes of age
From businesses doing good to charities running businesses and everything in between, social enterprise as an industry is growing up and holding its first national conference.
What social enterprises in Aotearoa can learn from Māoritanga
Social enterprise is a global phenomenon but, write Steven Moe and Wayne Tukiri (Tainui, Ngāti Whaawhaakia), New Zealand should be using Māori cultural practices to better understand what social enterprise is…
Organisational resilience: 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.
Do-good businesses must prove their heart
Social enterprise legal specialist Steven Moe believes it’s time to create a transparent legal entity that is neither a charity, nor a full limited liability company.
What is a social enterprise and why does it matter?
This provides an overview of what social enterprises are.
Are all businesses social enterprises? It’s a question of definition
What does it mean to be a social enterprise today? Is it about profit, purpose, or both? Steven Moe takes us through the various definitions.
Blastoff: what do New Zealand’s new space laws mean for other emergent technologies?
A key characteristic of so-called ‘exponential technologies’ is that they change what is possible extremely quickly – and it can be fascinating to observe how fast or slowly governments react.…
The forgotten friend: Renewing our Japanese trade ties
With the rise of China, Japan has taken something of a backseat in trade discussions. Lawyer Steven Moe says New Zealand’s relationship with the world’s third largest economy is still…
Five key questions for Kiwi social enterprises
Social enterprises are everywhere right now. But what are they? And how do we make sure they are not just businesses exploiting a trendy term? Lawyer Steven Moe outlines how…
Why Social Enterprises need ‘new clothes’
Social enterprises often operate as limited liability companies, but new legal structures to govern them have been introduced in a number of countries. Lawyer Steven Moe argues we need these…
