At the opening session of Good Deals + Beyond Good Business, the social investors present were urged to take an active role in the growth of the businesses which they support
4,661 social enterprise jobs have been created or saved because of support offered by 12 specialist responsible finance providers in the UK throughout 2017, finds a new report. Yet lenders need access to more funds.
Social enterprise should be moved out of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), says Social Enterprise UK. It also calls for reform of the Social Value Act.