Dan has been working to support social enterprises for the last ten years, developing policy at the highest level and delivering in practice at the grassroots. He has worked for the Treasury, Futurebuilders, the Cabinet Office, and delivered the Department of Health's SEIF fund. 

Over the past few years he has been working under the banner of Common Capital, developing policy work for SEUK, NCVO, ResPublica, ClearlySo, 3SC, NCVYS, the Big Local Trust and the British Council, among others. Dan also specialises in support for social enterprise 'spin-outs', as well as 'pop-up' businesses, helping to run Pop-Up Bristol and Pop Shop Wiltshire - a social enterprise selling local, ethical, social and green products.