The Social Enterprise World Forum has launched a Social Pitch Contest in partnership with Good Deals UK, which promises to create a hotbed of social action during the conference.

Following the Social Enterprise Alliance summit in Minnesota, Jerr Boschee, co-founder of the event and former advisor to the Social Enterprise Unit at the UK Department of Trade and Industry, talks about progress, and the pitfalls of setting the bar too high.

In the spirit of Global Sharing Day, we're cross posting an interview from Daniel de Filippis with the founder of The People Who Share, Benita Matofska. 

In 2012, ethical fashion brand, Elvis and Kresse secured a place on the Deloitte Pioneers programme, which supports socially innovative business to scale. Kresse Wesling says she's determined to take the business to new heights, and sets her sights on a global consortium of ethical brands to challenge the world’s biggest fashion houses.

The deadline for the National Business Awards is nearly upon us. Enter before the 31 May to get the recognition your social venture deserves. 

Is there such a thing as good and bad money? And how can we use good money to live the good life?

At its first birthday party last night, the world's first social investment bank revealed what it received in cash and the deals that went out of the door in its first annual report. Pioneers Post picks out the key figures – from investments made, to directors’ pay.

The business of providing homes to the homeless is making headway, as the first UK property fund for the homeless announces a new £5.5m investment.