NatWest Social & Community Capital seeks to deliver impact across both its direct social lending and investment portfolio by adopting “total impact approach” – and billions could be unlocked if more charities adopted same policy.
Pioneers Post and NatWest are seeking out the brightest and best applicants for this year's NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards. Don't miss your chance to be counted among the UK's top social enterprises this year.
Esther Foreman, founder and CEO of the Social Change Agency and Social Change Nest, delves into navigating lockdown, motherhood and multiple sclerosis alongside entrepreneurship in our latest podcast.
Rebecca White, founder of Your Own Place CIC, tells Tim West that she started the award-winning social enterprise after seeing that “something crucial was missing for people who didn’t have many of the advantages” that others had.
It has survived the 2008 financial crisis and Covid-19 – but, for events industry trailblazer Connection Crew, “the social enterprise narrative” isn’t always helpful, says director Charlie Dorman, even if impact is embedded in the business model.
The UK’s most impressive social enterprises – creative, resilient and optimistic despite a difficult year – are celebrated at our annual awards ceremony in London.
The UK’s top 100 social enterprises are named in this year’s NatWest SE100 Index. Applicants also reported a positive outlook – despite shrinking profits and worries about winning business, investment and surviving the cost of living crisis.
Thirty-three businesses are up for a top prize in this year's NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards. Find out which ones impressed the judges in our seven categories.
