An interview with David Hanney, CEO of outdoor equipment manufacturer and retailer Alpkit, plus business and social enterprise funding opportunities and two book recommendations. David covers Alpkit’s Foundation, funded by the business and making small grants with huge impacts; Alpkit’s astonishing share offer success this week; the firm’s commitment to sustainability and its journey to […]
Alpkit: the huge impact of small grants, share offer success and sustainability
July 3, 2020 by jamiev
Filed Under: Business Development, Interviews, Social Enterprise Tagged With: Alpkit, B Corp, business finance, funding
Kresse Wesling: business shouldn’t be psychopathic, sustainable luxury and an open-source solar forge
November 8, 2019 by jamiev
The circular economy, being a B-Corp, embedding values throughout every decision, and making a positive impact in a largely destructive industry.
Filed Under: Interviews, Social Enterprise Tagged With: B Corp
Steve Rimmer: Tickets for Good interview
June 15, 2018 by jamiev
Steve Rimmer is a serial social entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Tickets for Good. He joined me on my Business Live FM radio programme this morning for a thoroughly interesting discussion. You can listen to the podcast below. Steve covers: launching the Tickets for Good platform, now used by event organisers all over Sheffield […]
Filed Under: Interviews, Social Enterprise, tech Tagged With: B Corp, business development, Investment readiness, profit with purpose, social impact, social investment, Steve Rimmer, Telefonica Open North