Businesses should not be allowed
proposal by Paul Smith Closed Fri 10 Aug 2012 6:16AM
It is against the spirit of timebanking to allow commercial businesses.
Results
| Results | Option | Votes | % of votes cast | % of eligible voters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Abstain | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Disagree | 5 | 100 | 13 |   | |
| Block | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 35 | 88 |          |
5 of 40 votes cast (12% participation)
Ruth Seabright
Tue 7 Aug 2012 5:10AM
I feel business are a vital part of community
Hannah MackintoshTue 7 Aug 2012 5:10AM
I think that timebanks can move businesses in a direction of social awareness and change and we can utilise that opportunity.
Ruth SeabrightTue 7 Aug 2012 5:11AM
I feel businesses are a vital part of community
Paul SmithTue 7 Aug 2012 5:30AM
I run a freelance business and would love to sign up to timebanks
Benedict McHugoTue 7 Aug 2012 8:43AM
Businesses are definately part of our community, we need them as much as they need us.
Rebecca RanumThu 9 Aug 2012 10:04AM
A lot of people in my area run small businesses and their involvement in timebanking could be mutually beneficial. There would need to be protocols developed by each timebank around business involvement.
Paul SmithWed 8 Aug 2012 11:51PM
I'd actually been thinking about joining up my business to Taranaki Timebank for a while and offering consulting for organisations on what they can do with technology.
The thing that held me back is it's hard to approach this without advertising what your business does for paid work.
Any ideas on whether there should be limitations around what services businesses offer on timebank?
Hannah MackintoshThu 9 Aug 2012 11:43PM
This leads to another discussion that perhaps we should have once more people are connected into loomio:
What protocols need to be in place to work with businesses?
I'm not suggesting that we have a set of rules in place that everyone has to abide by as that goes against the fluid nature of timebanking but I think it would be beneficial to work out at a national level some of the limitations around tax and government restrictions on businesses working for time credits.
Hannah Mackintosh ·Tue 31 Jul 2012 4:37AM
I noticed in the notes from the last TBANZ meeting that there was some discussion around whether businesses can belong to timebanks. What do people think about this?