This year's NatWest SE100 Social Business Champions prove that even in tough times the best social ventures find ways to stay resilient and to innovate.
Lockdown has one upside: it's easier than ever to rub shoulders with social entrepreneurs and impact investors from around the world – without even leaving your desk. Here are 10 to add to your schedule.
Plus our first ever '25 ones to watch' grow by 355%. Is your social enterprise one of our trailblazers? And will impressive pre-Covid-19 growth continue?
The founder of Uganda's Social Innovation Academy on what strict lockdown has meant for a self-organising team – and the arrival of his first child. Plus, the entrepreneur who's found an opportunity to focus on untapped markets.
UPDATED 15 MAY A list of funding for social enterprises and other social sector organisations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We'll add to this as new funding is confirmed.
PLUS: Covid-19 announcements you may have missed; ADB Ventures tech fund raises first $50m; EU invests €1m in Oneplanetcrowd platform; grants for UK energy innovators; and more from the world of investing for good.
What's it like leading a social enterprise through a global pandemic? Cinema boss Rosie Greatorex on finding ways to keep up community ties, even with the box office closed and most of her staff furloughed.
