UnLtd marked four years of the Big Venture Challenge by presenting statistics proving the scheme's impact. CEO Mark Norbury hinted at new support to follow and Change Please also had some good news.
There’s a new trend in beer making – and it’s not about a new malt or hop. Instead, it’s about purpose. Brewers are starting up to create delicious beers with a social impact.
Running any kind of business is tough; a social business, probably even more so. If you're the boss, having a sounding board for big decisions can be invaluable. Sophie Hobson has some tips on how to get a mentor and make the relationship work.
At the SEE Change conference in London this week, there was much convincing rhetoric on how influential higher education institutions can be in raising the profile of social entrepreneurship.
A number of corporates are tired of attracting "cut-throat, high achievers" and are taking lessons from social enterprises in seeking a more diverse workforce, it was revealed at the UnLtd Big Social event last week.
"Big businesses are finding that employees have a conscience and want to do something good." Margaret Mountford, former advisor to Sir Alan Sugar on the BBC's 'The Apprentice', tells UnLtd's Big Social audience in London.
UnLtd has today announced the name of its new chief executive. This follows other key leadership announcements in the UK social enterprise sector by the Cabinet Office and Social Investment Business in recent weeks.
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.
"I am sheep dipped in almost every part of the social sector" – In part 2 of our exclusive interview, Cliff Prior says he must change himself before changing the social investment bank.
