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Louise Aitken, CEO of the Ākina Foundation

Business is Boring: The social enterprise helping create more social enterprises

Podcast | Simon Pound talks to Louise Aitken, CEO of the Ākina Foundation, about how they're helping social enterprises grow.
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By Simon Pound | 15th April, 2021
Business is Boring host
The 10×10 event in Auckland (Photo: 10×10)

Dragon’s Den for giving: The live event where charities sell themselves to donors

There are 27,800 registered charities in New Zealand. 10x10 Philanthropy offers a helping hand to the ones that can create the most impact.
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By Ayla Miller | 8th March, 2021
Guest writer
(Photo: Getty Images)
Opinion

How the Christchurch earthquake gave rise to a new generation of businesses

Christchurch has changed a lot in the last 10 years. So too has its values.
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By Steven Moe | 22nd February, 2021
Guest writer
Image: Alice Webb-Liddall

Tolaga Bay businesses are innovating beyond brick, mortar and distance

What connects a remote East Coast inn with a Norwegian printing company? A whole lot of grassroots innovation.
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By Michael Andrew | 15th January, 2021
Guest writer
(Photo: Tina Tiller)

The sustainable tourism start-up that keeps the cash in the community

With New Zealand tourism in a lull, Queenstown-based start-up Kiwi Welcome is creating a new model of sustainable travel where visitors add value to the land.
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By Michael Andrew | 19th November, 2020
Guest writer
The front of Carrington Hospital, one of Auckland’s ‘architectural icons’. Photo: Supplied

An iconic Auckland building with a complex history is set for a brand new chapter

After 27 years, Unitec has moved out of the old Carrington Psychiatric Hospital. Could a new community enterprise give it a fresh lease on life?
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By Michael Andrew | 30th August, 2020
Guest writer
(Illustration: Ashleigh Walker/Toby Morris).

Good business: how profit and purpose can coexist

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The Mind Lab’s new leadership course is designed to replace those aspirations with action.
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By Ben Fahy | 31st July, 2020
Guest writer
The social enterprise creating opportunities for refugees by selling tea

The social enterprise creating opportunities for refugees by selling tea

This week on Business is Boring, host Simon Pound talks to Pranav Chopra, Founder and CEO of Nemi Teas.
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By Simon Pound | 20th February, 2020
Business is Boring host
Rewardhub/Linkshop co-founders Michael Fuyala (right) and Mike Rishworth (left) at Misa Christmas Tree Farm (Photo: Jihee Junn)

From selling Christmas trees to building an online platform for fundraising

Michael Fuyala helps run his family’s wildly popular Misa Christmas Tree Farm in Auckland. But in recent months, he’s decided to venture into something a little bit different.
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By Jihee Junn | 18th December, 2019
Contributing writer
As of October 2019, Humanitix has donated more than $380,000 in booking fees to charitable causes (Photo: Getty)

The ticketing platform using booking fees to fund education

Backed by tech giants Google and Atlassian, Humanitix redirects thousands in booking fees to charitable causes while at the same time disrupting the highly competitive ticketing industry.
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By Jihee Junn | 26th October, 2019
Contributing writer
Why sustainable business makes for better business

Why sustainable business makes for better business

Sustainability is no longer just a ‘nice to have’ for businesses – it’s as pivotal as profit to their long term survival.
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By Jihee Junn | 25th September, 2019
Contributing writer
How to build an ethical brand: Advice from someone who’s been there, done that

How to build an ethical brand: Advice from someone who’s been there, done that

Nisa founder Elisha Watson's step-by-step guide on the most important things to think of when trying to build an ethical brand.
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By Elisha Watson | 24th September, 2019
Guest writer
Angel of the Year Alan Dick

‘We need to use the collective for equality’: the angel investor calling for a fairer society

amed Angel of the Year by Enterprise Angels, investor Alan Dick talks about the importance of making resources available to a wider group of people.
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By Kristen Joiner | 3rd September, 2019
Guest writer
Wellington’s the Greek Food Truck, one of 12 merchants offering consumers the option to pay with Choice (Photo: Supplied)

The Robin Hood payments system providing a Paywave alternative

This week we talk to Fraser McConnell, co-founder of alternative payments app Choice.
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By The Spinoff Business | 8th June, 2019
Staff writers
Little Yellow Bird uniforms are made from 100% organic cotton (Photo: Supplied)

Little Yellow Bird: From the military to making ethically-produced clothes

This week we talk to Little Yellow Bird founder Samantha Jones whose social enterprise makes sustainably and ethically-made uniforms and basics. 
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By The Spinoff Business | 18th May, 2019
Staff writers
Collaborate matches volunteers with organisations that need help based on skills and interests (Photo: letscollaborate.co.nz)

How Collaborate matches volunteers with jobs that match their skills

This week, we talk to Collaborate co-founder Poppy Norton who's helped create an app matching charitable organisations with volunteers. 
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By The Spinoff Business | 11th May, 2019
Staff writers
Eat My Lunch which provides lunches to children in need is an example of the new breed of social enterprise.

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.
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By Steven Moe | 18th April, 2019
Guest writer
What on earth would Derek Handley have done as CTO?

The business year: Construction woes, CTO sagas, and so much corporate jargon

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By Maria Slade | 20th December, 2018
Guest writer
Hamilton PR firm HMC Communications found saying ‘yes’ to every charity can be crippling. (Photo: Getty)

Generous to a fault: How businesses can give without breaking the bank

Small business owner Heather Claycomb learned the hard way that donating till it hurts is not how to change the world. She offers some tips for making an impact.
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By Heather Claycomb | 19th December, 2018
Guest writer
A socially conscious box of gifts for Christmas

How to give ethically this Christmas (without giving someone a goat)

If you want to do gift-giving without hurting the world this Christmas, we have just the guide for you.
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By Sarah Paterson-Hamlin | 30th November, 2018
Guest writer

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