by Bobi | Feb 13, 2017 | Thoughts from Bobi
One of the main problems we’re seeing at this time in the project is that many of the incredible businesses accepting Kingston Pounds, have not yet begun to pay other businesses for services in the currency. So, for my first ‘Thought from Bobi’ I...
by Bobi | Jan 11, 2017 | The latest from the project, The story so far
Creating a resilient local economy in 2016 2016 was a great year for Kingston Pound with more business and users signing up. We can now reveal that since March 2015 more than £8,000 has been spent using Kingston Pounds. With just over £6,000 converted we can now...
by Bobi | Jan 3, 2017 | The latest from the project, The story so far
We’re delighted to announce Love Kingston as our charity partner for 2017. Love Kingston will receive 1% from every K£ transaction. The more money spent using the local currency, the more that we can raise for this great local organisation. Why partner? Both...
by Bobi | Nov 22, 2016 | The latest from the project, The story so far
We are delighted to welcome Kingston Chamber of Commerce as new members. A valuable link to the business community that are now accepting K£ as payment for membership and event attendance. Spending your Kingston Pounds with Kingston Chamber Kingston Chamber of...
by Bobi | Oct 25, 2016 | The latest from the project, The story so far
We always meant to establish ourselves as a CIC – Community Interest Company. It is important that a project like ours, involving money, are a properly established and efficiently run entity. Converting a few thousand into Kingston Pounds is one thing that can be...
by Bobi | Oct 21, 2016 | The latest from the project, The story so far
We could receive up to £25,000 to help fund the next steps of our project but we need your help. So what can you do to help? Vote for us Please register to vote for K£ in the Aviva Community Fund by following this link: http://bit.ly/Kpound Spread the word Download...
by Bobi | Apr 19, 2016 | Thoughts from Andrew
Economists typically compare the relative performance of countries by using Gross Domestics Product, or GDP. This is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period. There seems to be an obsession...
by Bobi | Apr 10, 2016 | K£ BIz, The latest from the project
What does your business do? In October 2015 I set up as a freelancer to support local small businesses build their social media and online presence. I noticed that not all local businesses were making the most of the great variety of opportunities available to them...
by Bobi | Apr 1, 2016 | Thoughts from Andrew
What is Kingston Pound trying to do? The answer is it is trying to build a bridge between Businesses and the Community. That is not to say that bridges don’t already exist because they do. It’s just that these bridges originate from one side or the other. For example,...
by Bobi | Mar 18, 2016 | Thoughts from Andrew
Small businesses with a high street presence will now benefit from budget changes that give them a similar deal to on-line businesses on ‘cyberstreet’.This is great news for Kingston small businesses isn’t it? Perhaps not. This article suggests that when business...
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