Insight

Earth Day 2022 has the hashtag #InvestInOurPlanet which got us thinking: how can you do that? We sifted through some of the 400 social enterprises we know and realised you can do this with your spending power. 

Mindful of the prejudice employers have regarding disabled candidates, Jane Hatton, founder of Evenbreak, was moved to tackle the issue when she became disabled herself.

On International Mentoring Day, Karen Lynch describes both the personal and professional satisfaction she gets from mentoring.

Marie Cudennec Carlisle, CEO of social enterprise Goldfinger, advises to take inspiration from trees: establish strong roots, cultivate your ecosystem and create an attractive sense of place.

Rich Grahame, CEO of Settle, explains how his team produced the homelessness charity's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy.

After eight years growing The Girls Network, CEO and co-founder Charly Young offers tips for scaling and creating more positive social impact.

How you set up your social enterprise might affect your funding opportunities and if you're not financially literate, better find someone who is...

Richard Carter, Managing Director of Equiniti Credit Services, has 30 years of fintech business experience but, as he told us, that hasn't stopped him suffering imposter syndrome.  

Market research, financial planning, pricing structure ... here's everything you need to know about writing the perfect business plan.

Tina Chen, founder of drinks company HumaniTEA, tell us how she got the BBC interested in her company – and saw a boost in business as a result.

We wanted a way to share the knowledge and insight that comes out of our mentoring sessions with more people. Introducing Bitesize Business Lessons.

How can you grow your social enterprise? At iSE's 'Stronger Together' conference, we asked two social entrepreneurs how they'd achieved it. Read on for strategy, tips and insight...