Powering social change through years of commercial knowledge and excellent business acumen – two of the judges of the RBS SE100 2014 Growth Award explain why Goodwill Solutions CIC emerged victorious.
They may be small, but they're mighty: the first long-term analysis of the UK's social enterprise sector reveals explosion in tiny social enterprises – plus phenomenal growth figures.
As part of our new investment readiness series in partnership with the Social Investment Business and Big Potential, we present the story of Chime – the trailblazing NHS spin out with its sights set on nationwide expansion.
The 2015 European Commission Social Innovation Competition launched this week and aims to find the best business ideas to tackle the most pressing issues in Europe – ageing populations, climate change and more.
From 12 women in one room to 7,000 in production units across Bangladesh, over the past decade Hathay Bunano has empowered Bangladeshi women from the country's most disadvantaged communities. Ellie Ward reports.
The multinational firm will support social ventures working to improve employability prospects for disadvantaged groups in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
"This book will lift your spirits and make you laugh," says one review of Liam Black's new book. We present the second extract from The Social Entrepreneur's A to Z which focuses on essential (sometimes forgotten) business basics.
Charities with ambitious trading plans and social enterprises looking to grow are the target of Santander's 2015 Social Enterprise Development Awards, worth up to £10,000.
Lessons learned from a microfinance enterprise in Cambodia show that to deliver maximum social impact, social enterprises must move beyond a focus on only delivering good products.
