Golden Bay’s Ceiros Begg hits the road with sustainable fashion
May 25, 2012 – 8:36 pm | No Comment

Local Good News/Golden Bay
By Charlotte Squire
When Ceiros Begg was a little girl, she and her mother spent hours walking the streets of Christchurch to visit thrift shops. No shop was too far away and mother …

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Activate28.com – the website for 28 year olds who want to not only make it through, but thrive!
January 29, 2012 – 11:48 pm | 2 Comments
Activate28.com – the website for 28 year olds who want to not only make it through, but thrive!

activate28 by Erin O’Brien
Age 28 was a big year for me. I changed careers, returned to uni, moved from Sydney to Wellington, fell in love, dealt with heartache … and discovered a big piece of …

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Business Profile: Introducing Enspiral
February 15, 2011 – 3:17 pm | One Comment
Business Profile: Introducing Enspiral

Enspiral started just over a year ago with a clear purpose – “Help people who want to change the world find high paying contracts so they have the time and money to do the work …

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Business Seminar Raising Money and Gifting to Flood Affected Businesses – Brisbane
January 28, 2011 – 9:20 pm | No Comment
Business Seminar Raising Money and Gifting to Flood Affected Businesses – Brisbane

The Attitude, Aptitude, Altitude 2011—Low Cost, High Return Business Strategies Seminar was planned prior to the floods in Brisbane.  In light of the recent natural disasters in New Zealand and across …

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Energy Efficiency at Work
November 6, 2010 – 4:47 pm | One Comment
Energy Efficiency at Work

It should be a “no brainer”…. shouldn’t it?  If you save energy at work, your operating costs reduce.  When your costs reduce, you either make bigger profits, or you can be more cost competitive in …

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Energy Risks for Business
October 16, 2010 – 11:25 pm | One Comment
Energy Risks for Business

“… we have entered a period of deep uncertainty in how we will source energy for power, heat and mobility, and how much we will have to pay for it.”
These words are quoted directly from …

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Sustainability, Government and Offshore Inspiration
August 15, 2010 – 8:37 pm | No Comment
Sustainability, Government and Offshore Inspiration

It would be easy to become dis-heartened if you work in the sustainability field in New Zealand.  Although the National party has introduced an emissions trading scheme, it is gutless, and won’t in any meaningful …

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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#118 – Serena’s Free E-Book: Taking the Plunge
August 14, 2010 – 8:45 pm | No Comment
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – Blog#118 – Serena’s Free E-Book: Taking the Plunge

You know you’re really on a role when someone includes you in their e-book.  Yes, I’m honoured to say: this has just happened to me.  I am now in someone else’s e-book.  Ahhh sigh of …

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Q & A With Abby Lynne – Editor of Etch Magazine
August 5, 2010 – 6:18 pm | No Comment
Q & A With Abby Lynne – Editor of Etch Magazine

What is Etch Magazine?
New Zealand’s online Business & Lifestyle Magazine for Young Business Owners and Entrepreneurs. We also have an online social networking platform for young business owners at http://etchconnect.ning.com. A great place to connect …

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Talking Rubbish – and Waste Audits
August 4, 2010 – 8:53 pm | No Comment
Talking Rubbish – and Waste Audits

A good thing for any organisation to do from time to time is review the management of any waste that is produced in the course of the day to day operation.  In this …

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Measuring your progress
July 30, 2010 – 9:55 pm | No Comment
Measuring your progress

A challenge that all organisations face is reporting results to their stakeholders.  Embarking on the sustainability journey presents new facets to that challenge.
The old adage that you “cannot manage what you cannot measure” is a good …

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What is sustainability?
July 21, 2010 – 3:24 pm | No Comment
What is sustainability?

Although I’ve already written a few blogs, I suddenly realised that I hadn’t actually taken the time to provide a definition of sustainability. So, before we go any further, let’s define the term. …

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Getting Started With Sustainability at Work
July 14, 2010 – 2:30 pm | No Comment
Getting Started With Sustainability at Work

If you’ve made a personal commitment to behave more sustainably then you’ve probably started making changes in your life.  You’ve already changed your light bulbs to compact fluorescent, you’ve started taking the bus instead of …

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Restructuring, Redundancy and Serious Fun
June 14, 2010 – 12:26 am | One Comment
Restructuring, Redundancy and Serious Fun

What on earth has redundancy got to do with pyjamas? And more importantly, how can the notion help your business operate? Well, let me explain.
With the advent of the industrial revolution came radical change …

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The Three Strategies of Success
April 6, 2010 – 4:37 pm | No Comment
The Three Strategies of Success

If success is measured in financial terms, then Success = Productivity + Profitability.
This is ‘an effective and simple approach …. You can take this process and use it in any application, be …

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