Directors and trustees of social ventures can focus too heavily on the financial aspects when it comes to risk management – undermining their efforts to achieve positive impact, warns Tom Beswick of Buzzacott accountants.
For many socially driven start-ups the journey from idea to business execution is a long and complicated one. This is why developing a theory of change can help guide you and ensure the end goal is always in sight.
“If we just backed off a little bit, everybody would have more.” Founder of Blue Ventures Alasdair Harris explains why conservation makes good business sense for the millions of people living in coastal communities around the world.
Writing a business plan can be daunting. Thankfully On Purpose associate Ben Haber is on hand to help. Read on for top tips and advice on how to get your plans in shipshape.
Social impact measurement is integrated into every element of Liverpool based FRC Group's business model. This is why it was named the Impact Champion at the 2015 SE100 Awards.
"We must accept that peer to peer lending (and crowdfunding generally) is simply not the right option for many business borrowers," argues CEO of Responsible Finance Ben Hughes.
Approximately 750,000 migrants are estimated to have arrived in Europe by sea so far this year. The European Venture Philanthropy Annual Conference highlights the social ventures working to support them.
87% of entrepreneurs running a social venture felt social entrepreneurship needs to be better understood by the public. UnLtd launches new strategy to take social entrepreneurship into the mainstream and wants young people on board.
New research from the NatWest SE100 Index has revealed that social enterprises in the north west of the UK are going from strength to strength and have a combined turnover of £717m.
