How small businesses change communities, with Tim Delaney

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of small businesses in positively impacting communities and challenges the perception of business as solely profit-driven.

There's a story that we tell ourselves about who gets to do good in the world. So, charities, nonprofits, the third sector, they're framed as the moral ones, so the people who care. But that means that business is often cast as something that you tolerate at best and mistrust at worst. It's necessary, like we've gotta make money and keep the world spinning, but it's a little bit suspect. They're always out for profit and not really caring about people. That's the idea. And look, I unde...

People in this episode

Host: Peta O'Brien-Day

Guest: Tim Delaney

Topics covered

• small businesses
• community impact
• business ethics
• nonprofits
• profit vs. purpose

Keywords

• small businesses
• community
• business ethics
• nonprofits
• profit
• social impact

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