Comments on: Estonians to lauch world’s first e-Bank of Happiness http://www.testmarket.eu/2009/09/estonians-to-lauch-worlds-first-e-bank-of-happiness/ Estonian start-up stories by Toivo Tänavsuu Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:47:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Kate http://www.testmarket.eu/2009/09/estonians-to-lauch-worlds-first-e-bank-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 Kate Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:30:38 +0000 http://www.tigerprises.com/?p=614#comment-1723 Well, in fact the idea is not new at all - there are initiatives like that all over the world. for instance, Uk Time Banking started already in 1998. It's a bit far-fetched to brag that Estonian Õnnepank is the world's first! Time Banking UK is the national umbrella charity linking and supporting time banks across the country by providing inspiration, guidance and mutual help. Time banks link people locally to share their time and skills. Everyones time is equal: one hour of your time earns you one time credit to spend when you need. What is time banking? Click here to find out more. Time banking in the UK has witnessed spectacular growth since it first started in 1998. Read about the history of time banking. The latest statistics for time banks in the UK are:... * 108 active time banks * 97 developing time banks * 2 neighbourhood time banks * 11655 participants actively involved in time banking * 957035 hours traded between participants to date Find out more about Time Banking UK the organisation. Well, in fact the idea is not new at all – there are initiatives like that all over the world. for instance, Uk Time Banking started already in 1998. It’s a bit far-fetched to brag that Estonian Õnnepank is the world’s first!

Time Banking UK is the national umbrella charity linking and supporting time banks across the country by providing inspiration, guidance and mutual help.

Time banks link people locally to share their time and skills. Everyones time is equal: one hour of your time earns you one time credit to spend when you need. What is time banking? Click here to find out more.

Time banking in the UK has witnessed spectacular growth since it first started in 1998. Read about the history of time banking.

The latest statistics for time banks in the UK are:…

* 108 active time banks
* 97 developing time banks
* 2 neighbourhood time banks
* 11655 participants actively involved in time banking
* 957035 hours traded between participants to date

Find out more about Time Banking UK the organisation.

]]> By: Henri http://www.testmarket.eu/2009/09/estonians-to-lauch-worlds-first-e-bank-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 Henri Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:59:26 +0000 http://www.tigerprises.com/?p=614#comment-1718 The currency of the bank was called "thank-notes" or "tänutäht" in estonian rather than star-of-whatnot ... The currency of the bank was called “thank-notes” or “tänutäht” in estonian rather than star-of-whatnot …

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