As an independent evaluation measures the success of the social enterprises on Deloitte's Social Innovation Pioneers programme, David Cameron recognises the initiative with a Big Society Award.

Failure is most start-ups' biggest fear, but more young entrepreneurs are abandoning apprehension as an excuse for inaction, and starting business with social gains in mind.

The debate around the Social Investment Tax Relief is in full swing, as the deadline for proposals around its implementation closes. What are the key issues set to determine the impact of the tax break?

As social sector organisations dash to get their responses to the Treasury for the consultation on Social Investment Tax Relief, diverse recommendations, taxing questions and prickly viewpoints are coming to the fore.

SOCAP 2013 has begun. The ticket booths are empty, downtown hotels booked up, and pocket social innovation vocab books sold out, as over 1,800 social entrepreneurs from around the world gather in San Francisco to push the social agenda in capital markets.

Tech for good increasingly commands the media spotlight in the social enterprise world. But, do we need a reminder to unplug from technology for our own good?