Read more Working in the business v working on the business What happens when you’re so busy doing the work that you can’t take a step back and focus on strategy for the business you know can grow?
Read more How social enterprise can boost your marketing Social enterprises often want to compete in the market on the quality of the service or product they are selling. But a change in strategy reaped dividends for one social entrepreneur.
Read more Social entrepreneurs partner to help homeless and refugees Proving you’re never too young to be a social entrepreneur is 17 year old Jacob Bell, whose candle making has led to a partnership with one of the poster boys of social enterprise.
Read more How does it feel to appear on Dragons’ Den? Rene Perkins of CityMaaS, who appeared on the show during the most recent run, reveals the truth about appearing on the perennial television favourite.
Read more How your network can see you through troubled times Marie Cudennec Carlisle’s business was suddenly vulnerable when her customers ceased orders during the pandemic. But a supportive phone call from a fellow social entrepreneur helped turn things around.
Read more Should you be a charity or social enterprise? There’s a social issue you want to tackle. Is it better to do that as a charity or a social enterprise? Three leading social entrepreneurs told us why they chose the latter.
Read more Meet the speakers who are changing the world How do you use business for good? Three of our speakers describe how their businesses tackle homelessness, food waste and build communities.
Read more 10 ways to invest in the planet on Earth Day 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.
Read more The Wonky way to grow a social enterprise How do you make the leap from startup to scale up? Ashley Cavers from The Wonky Food Company tells us how they tackled the challenge all young companies face as they grow.
Read more Coronavirus working conditions: lessons learned How’s it been, going back to school? We spoke to two social enterprises about the challenges they face working under Covid-19 conditions.
Read more “You’re never going to have the impact until you launch” When you're building your business, when is the right time to go to market? For Rene Perkins of CityMaas, a conversation with a mentor provided focus – and further support by way of a useful introduction.
Read more The Human Lending Library goes global with the British Council Earlier this year we opened our first branch outside the UK, in New York City. Now, in partnership with global social enterprise supporters the British Council, we're pairing mentors with mentees in nine new countries.
