What Is A Community Interest Company & How Do You Set One Up?
Anyone who has ever started their own business or nonprofit organisation knows that it is no easy task. Not only …
Tag: Social Enterprise
Are you after $1m’s worth of no-strings funding?
For startups getting off the ground, finding the right kind of funding for your business can be tricky and confusing. But how about businesses looking to make the world a better place through impact” Chivas Venture, an annual global competition offering a $1m cash prize, could be your answer.
Fighting homelessness could mean closure of business for these two entrepreneurs
What makes a successful social entrepreneur” Some say you have to leave your ego at the door, for others, it’s about being prepared to close your business once your goal has been fulfilled.
How a Facebook community of 1.2m was built for Uplifting Content
Ione Butler is a trained performer, but despite a passion for acting, giving leads her heart, which is why she’s developed Uplifting Content, a Facebook community and business that share her beliefs.
Sponsoring social impact projects can help businesses manage “happiness decay?
By Staff writer
When it comes to social impact, recent news about gig economy brands ignoring workers” rights, or startups going bust after squandering investor cash, raises fresh questions about the values underpinning our digital society.
Mindfulness in business: The five point guide to the philosophy
By Staff writer
Mindfulness isn’t a box-ticking exercise to be done each morning for ten minutes or so, or something experienced on an away day and then forgotten. It is a pragmatic philosophy and way to be which makes our lives easier and more rewarding.
Social enterprise boosted by traditional firms” insatiable appetite for profit
The social economy is on the rise, and YouGov revealed how the nation believes it’s all because companies have started getting a bit greedier.
Santander and Crowdfunder open £200,000 fund for Britain’s social enterprises
To support the social enterprises and community projects found across the UK, Santander and Crowdfunder have launched a £200,000 fund to support disadvantaged Brits and bridge the gap between alternative and traditional finance.
Engaging and inspiring people plays a big part in the success of a business
By Staff writer
Social enterprises are businesses that exist to tackle social problems and protect the environment. And while many may suggest embracing the dualism required to both do good and make money isn’t easy, the number of small social enterprises in the UK suggest otherwise.
Coffee doesnt just energise the sleep deprived waste grounds are fuelling buildings
While the likes of Starbucks want consumers to guzzle coffee down like there’s no tomorrow, cleantech enterprise bio-bean is more interested in the leftover grounds that go untouched. The growing firm is working with caffeine merchants, such as coffee shops and factories, to reform the waste into reusable energy.