IMPACT 101: Cooperatives are big business: more than 1bn people are cooperative members, and the top 300 cooperatives and mutuals turn over more than US$2tn. But how do these entities work, and what are their benefits and drawbacks?
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"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.
With weeks to go until the UK general election, Nicky Stevenson and Helen Fitzhugh were at the Houses of Parliament to launch their new book exploring definition debates, political narratives – and the future of social enterprise.
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.
"Brilliantly frank and frankly brilliant!" – the verdict of one reviewer on The Social Entrepreneur's A-Z. If you've ever woken up in the early hours worrying about your business, you'll appreciate chapter one of Liam Black's superb new book.
Just realised four years of your life could go down the drain? About to tell all staff you are cutting their pay? Meet Helen Trevaskis and Maff Potts, interviewed by Liam Black as he explores The Social Entrepreneur's A-Z chapter one: A is for Anxiety.
Founder of Power2Inspire and chairman of Provide CIC John Willis talks to Pioneers Post about the challenges facing the UK healthcare sector over the next 12 months and about the importance of start-up incubation for UK social enterprises.
Who needs teachers? Fergal Byrne talks to Akshay Saxena about the social enterprise that is taking an unconventional approach to providing high quality education to low-income school students in India.
Is bigger always better? Do smaller charities need to start thinking more about growth in order to increase their social impact? David Bull from NPC takes on one of the most contentious issues in the charity sector – scale.
Pioneers Post talks to Ashoka fellow and founding CEO of m.Paani Akanksha Hazari about how she is disrupting the way corporates serve their low income customers in developing economies.
