David Carbines

Co-Founder & CEO

As a social enterprise specialist David combines a heart for social impact with the nous of a business mind

About

David Carbines

With a diverse background in Economics, Development and Music, David has worked across private, public and NFP sectors in East Africa, South East Asia and Australia as a manager and consultant. His personal mission is to connect the inspiring work of social visionaries with the economic sustainability and scalability of a growing business.

David is also the co-founder of Red Hat Impact, a startup that provides capital, consulting and connections to social impact organisations. Red Hat Impact structures working capital impact investment opportunities for organisations to access value chains and supply contracts.

When not working on social enterprise, David enjoys reading, running and opera.

Articles by

David Carbines

The Black Friday Marketing Manifesto

Here’s the thing: Black Friday isn’t chaos. It just looks like chaos when you treat it the way everyone else does.

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October 30, 2025

How Shopify’s 2025 Checkout Extensibility Helps Merchants Sell More

In ecommerce, your checkout isn’t just the start of the finish line, it’s one of the most powerful relationship-building moment

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October 28, 2025

Shopify’s New AI Store Builder: What It Means for Your Ecommerce

Imagine if building a beautiful, high-performing online store was as easy as telling a tool what you want

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October 28, 2025

Retail Spending Insights: Why You Can Be Upbeat About Growing Your eCommerce Business in 2023

Discover valuable insights on retail spending and learn why 2023 is the year to expand your eCommerce business.

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October 22, 2025

Balancing Customer Expectations and Driving Business Growth in 2023

Some tips for eCommerce businesses to start the year off on the right foot

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February 14, 2024

Reasons Why Inventory Funding is Important for Small to Medium (SMB) eCommerce Businesses

It's all about cash: when you spend it, when you collect it, how much you get to keep, and what's at risk along the way.

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February 14, 2024

Making the Most of Black Friday for Your Online Business

Some top tips for planning inventory and boosting your sales over Black Friday weekend.

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February 14, 2024

How to Make the Most of Your Business's Working Capital, Equity & Profits

What are they and how can you use them to your advantage?

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February 14, 2024

Our brand has changed

We felt it was time for a refresh. So without further ado, we’d like to introduce our new logo!

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February 14, 2024

Three ways inventory businesses fail (and how you can avoid them)

Entrepreneurs and business owners are increasingly finding it challenging to access fair and affordable funding.

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February 14, 2024

The Future of Inventory Funding

At cogsflow we’re passionate about unlocking growth for SMEs by providing funding and insights to inventory businesses.

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December 14, 2022

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