IN THE SPOTLIGHT: It’s easy to get excited about what social investment can do. But where is it going wrong? Industry insiders share their biggest bugbears.
The co-founder of luxury recycled accessory brand Elvis and Kresse shares her ups and downs - and calls on fellow entrepreneurs to scale up their ambition.
Social investment is one tool, not the machine, says Jessica Brown. She reflects on the issues brought up at a plenary session that she chaired at our Good Deals and Beyond Good Business conference earlier this year.
Infectious enthusiasm for change, with many barriers yet to overcome. Sound familiar? A newcomer to social enterprise tells us how things seem from the outside.
At the opening session of Good Deals + Beyond Good Business, the social investors present were urged to take an active role in the growth of the businesses which they support
This year's Good Deals and Beyond Good Business conference will see three social entrepreneurs make the pitch of their lives in the formidable shark tank, a live session in front of a panel of 'sharks'. But whose bait will be the juiciest?
The social enterprise sector should raise its ambitions, but it needs more investment, more risk-taking and more confidence to change society, say opening speakers on day two.
