Official confirmation of recession, tax raises and spending cuts. Doom and gloom 24×7 on the news. Here’s my take on what it means for us as SME business owners. Context This is not the first recession, and it won’t be the last. Sometimes they’ve hurt a little, sometimes a lot, sometimes not at all. Depends […]
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Fashion can be done ethically – Antonia Johnstone, CEO Sign of the Times
When it comes to sustainability and human rights, Fashion has earned a terrible reputation. And mostly for very good reason. But there are some shining examples in there. One of these is pre-owned luxury fashion retailer Sign of the Times. The original Chelsea shop was founded to media buzz in the 1970s. Antonia Johnstone trained […]
Is your impatience impacting your team?
We’re a restless bunch, us founders. We’re don’t tend to be particularly patient, and we get frustrated when people “don’t just get it”. Or in reality, when they don’t “get” what we get. It’s because we’re passionate about what we’re building. And as a result, we can be less forgiving – either to their face, […]
Doing good and having meaning is a far bigger focus than growing – Stephanie Fisher, Founder Hello Earth
You’ve just moved from one end of the planet to the other. You’re pregnant. And you want to be working. What do you do? It’s a sad indictment on how the workplace still treats pregnancy that for my guest on this #KarmicCapitalist podcast episode, starting a company seemed a more plausible route than finding employment. […]
“We create wealth on Capitalist principles and distribute it on Marxist ones”
“Create wealth like a Capitalist, distribute it like a Marxist.” Here’s what that looks like… Simon Biltcliffe believes that Capitalism is a great way to create wealth, but is terrible at distributing it. And Marxism can’t create wealth for toffee, but has great principles for distributing it. Adjust for externalities, and there you have the […]