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  • What is gender-lens investing?

    IMPACT 101: You've heard of gender-lens investing, but what does it actually entail? Is it only about women, and how does it overlap with impact investing? Sana Kapadia from Heading for Change has the answers. 

  • Expert Insight: Why development impact bonds’ complexity is a guardrail not a roadblock

    The development funding we have must be put to better use as pressures mount, says Richard Hawkes – and development impact bonds can be transformative. He outlines their potential and dives into the debate about what's holding them back.

  • Social enterprise and impact investing events in 2025

    Ready to network, learn and get inspired? Don't book your diary without the Pioneers Post roundup of social impact events coming soon – for social entrepreneurs, impact investors and all those working within the global impact economy.

  • Pioneers Post Business School: How to do good business, better

    The tools and insight you need to do good business, better. Get expert advice, practical insight and frontline examples on key business management topics from our network of social business practitioners and advisors. 

Collection: Critical Mass
Flirting

Get your game face on

With an attention grabbing title, a workshop called 'The Social Entrepreneur's Guide to Flirting' let Critical Mass delegates know how to be a hit at conferences. Networking knowhow followed...

Typewriter

Are you contract ready?

How do you know if your social venture is ready to tender for contracts? Paul Henry at Inspire2Enterprise tells us what you’ll need to consider.

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Do you know your IPS from your CIC?

The way your social enterprise is identified in the eyes of the law can fundamentally affect the business. We went to Myles Cooper of Inspire2enterprise for some clarification.