Leading voices from UK social enterprise, co-operatives and social investment have raised concerns over a “landmark” definition of the ‘impact economy’ that risks alienating a number of impactful organisations.
Impact Europe today revealed the name of its new chief: Angela Wiebeck, praised for “building bridges” between mainstream finance and impact over her two decades at UBS and Aquila Capital. She speaks to Pioneers Post from Brussels.
OPINION: There’s a message blowing across the Atlantic that the business of investment is to maximise return, and considering people and planet is woke nonsense. This argument is outdated, says GSG Impact chair Nick Hurd.
INTERVIEW: Putting a price tag on a company’s social and environmental impact is the only way to demonstrate its true profit and loss, believes Sir Ronald Cohen, who is now focusing on driving forward the next accounting revolution.
Against a backdrop of government cuts and diverse financial innovations, six current funding trends could translate into opportunities for charities and social businesses.
An inside look at the recent growth of social enterprise A Vision of Britain presents a snapshot of what it's really like to run a small, steady but tireless social enterprise.
Accidental social entrepreneur Helen Trevaskis experiences the darkest hour of a social business starting up in India, and muses on what it's like to be a hair's breadth away from success or total failure.
The ability to fund your organisation often hinges on your business plan. If you want greater success in securing finance there are five common mistakes you need to avoid.
If you want to find a job with impact, go to a conference says Will Churchill, social enterprise manager at Student Hubs. Emerge 2011 was the gateway to his social enteprise career.
The Ryder Cup was not just a victory for Europe, but a fantastic show of leadership dos and don'ts – something all entrepreneurs, managers and founders should take away from the event.
Shifting unequal structures requires radical thinking and a collective effort to create an alternative future. But even revolutionaries are tempted by power and money...
Beth Abbott started up a tech business to provide captioning for deaf people and recently decided to merge the company with a bigger firm, Ai-Media. Now captioning is set to transform the shool experience of young people in the UK.
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