January 2008 - Page 2 of 2 - Passionate Management

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Sustainability

Supporting Sustainable Businesses

2004 – I finish off my Master in Business Administration. I also spend a year working with an inventor who has developed a safety device for the trucking industry. 2005 – Next I set up my own company (Passionate Management) to coach natural health practitioners on how to market their practices. And most importantly, our daughters (Marlalena and Amelie) join our family. This is a big focus of my life and I am thankful I can take the time to spend with them, seeing them develop into their own personalities. We move into a house, put in solar hotwater,…

Entrepreneur

Ten Tips for Socially Responsible Startups

This website is an excellent resource for any sustainable entrepreneur. One of the interviews is about ethical investing. The crux is that ethical investors are not happy with reduced rates of return. On the contrary, they want to invest just as safely and with the same rates of return as a “normal” investor, except social and environmental guidelines also need to be met. That is such a great piece of advice. It takes away all airy fairy wishful thinking that just because we do something good, should we come under any less scrutiny. And it confirms my belief: being…