The SE100 Index and Social Business Awards is run by NatWest & Pioneers Post every year to name, celebrate and learn from the UK's 100 most impressive social enterprises
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.
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?
Social enterprise secures new EU funding to help 500 migrant and refugee entrepreneurs ‘thrive’ in the West of England and the West Midlands – as Covid-19 spotlights ‘massive need’ for specialised business support.
Creating Enterprise is boosting local employment in north Wales. Find out how the 2019 NatWest SE100 Growth award winner upskills and builds confidence in our new film.
The 2020 NatWest SE100 Social Business Award winners convinced the judges that they ran solid and successful enterprises in 2019. But how have they been weathering the Covid-19 storm?
Taking the temperature of UK social enterprises before the Covid-19 crisis: It may seem like a different time – but just over six months ago, the UK’s top social enterprises were looking ahead to times of growth and success.
The 2020 NatWest SE100 Growth Champion, Hubbub Enterprise, went from losing thousands of pounds a month to revenue growth of 96%. The current crisis is an “enormous setback” – but it has already launched a new initiative.
"I said that nobody is going to be thinking about investing in Shared Interest at a time like this – but I couldn’t have been more wrong." Our joint SE100 Impact Management Champion shares her gratitude in the British public.
