May 2017 – The Optimistic Cynic

When big business backs social enterprise

This is a great example of what can be done when we remember that businesses aren’t inherently bad. Generally they actually want to do good, and that includes supporting projects that are of public good as Lillian Grace so ably demonstrates in the Stuff article. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/92891606/lillian-grace-when-big-business-backs-social-enterprise-and-the-country-wins

Be better than that…

Yesterday I wrote a blog about disability services but thinking about it again, the thrust really does apply to all business. Traditional benchmarking quality against your competition limits your outcomes. We should always aim to give the customer the best possible experience, not just a better experience than they can get elsewhere. We keep sayingContinue reading “Be better than that…”

Champions

I had an great chat with Ben Scott from the Hamilton City Council yesterday. One of the points he made was that we need a Social Enterprise champions in our local area. Someone who is out there raising the profile of what it really means to be a social enterprise. I couldn’t agree more. IContinue reading “Champions”