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May 22, 2012
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Angel investors are increasingly adopting a
portfolio approach to their investments, diversifying risk by putting
smaller amounts into a wide range of companies. According to the latest Young Company Finance Index, the number of deals rose in the first
half of 2011 but the amount invested subsided from the previous year’s
record level. Angel Association chairman Phil McCaw said investors were looking to
invest smaller initial amounts into young companies and to continue to support them down the
track with further investment if they demonstrated market traction.
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As the saying goes, you don’t know what you don’t
know – and being faced with the unfamiliar can bring out the worst in
people. Case in point: the recent attacks on nanotech scientists, which has seen letter bombs sent to labs in Mexico, France, Chile and Spain. In
fact, increasing use of nanotechnology in consumer products has
triggered interest in whether the potential risks arising from the
technology are being adequately regulated, and the government has just released a report on the issue.
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From wine to architecture, banks to the health sector,
the winners from last night’s Northern Sustainable Business Network (SBN) Awards
show sustainability can creep into just about any industry. The Awards recognise businesses that demonstrate
leadership by embracing innovation, sustainability and regenerative practices
in their day-to-day operation, and among this year’s winners were Tahi Estate and new kid on the block Localist.
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Fashion Quarterly is a bit of an institution in the world of
Kiwi fashion. And now it’s about to add a bit of class to the worlds of
food and interiors with the latest addition to its stable, Fashion Quarterly Entertaining. Janine Bourke, FQ’s magazine manager, said there several good reasons behind ACP’s decision to publish a special annual issue:
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The grandson of legendary Warren Buffett has grand
plans to bring private-sector savvy to the growing world of
mega-philanthropy. As he tells Fast Company, rather than dolling out cash to independent, uncoordinated actors with
the most heart-string-tugging story, his family foundation could take on entire social
problems by systematically lining
up nonprofits to tackle each part of the causal chain.
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