Over the past three years, social enterprise Desolenator has been on a quest to produce a solution to the world’s drinking water crisis, which has resulted in the development of a solar-powered device that has the ability to purify water of contamination.
By Bryan Adams
In our digital world, “storytelling” has become a marketing buzzword, but many marketers, business leaders and brands have failed to grasp what it means to tell a compelling story and the power it can summon.
By Rob Wilson
Google is only the most recent firms to be criticised for not paying enough tax. This story reminds us that companies are now expected (by politicians, customers and, above all, employees) to demonstrate social value. Merely creating jobs and making profits is no longer enough.
As the 2015 Growing Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, Steve Jackson has one of the most interesting and unique CVs you’re likely to come across, as Real Business found out when we spoke to the winner himself.
With Global Entrepreneurship Week underway, a study has found that an overwhelming 94 per cent majority of social enterprise leaders believe their businesses should be recognised seriously as pathways to do good.
By David Craik
A quarter of new businesses are being set up with the goal of making a better society, highlighting the growing trend of social entrepreneurs.
Most companies will choose to avoid a market that’s usually facing disaster. However, Cause4 launched following the UK’s financial collapse in 2008 to support the charity sector, which was set to experience government cuts and a lack of funding.
By Roy Moed
We are essentially “blind visionaries” with the ability to envision an idea others couldn’t see whilst being blind to some of the risks that would usually put off everyone else.
