Bite-sized stories this week from the impact economy around the world: ups and downs in Europe's social enterprise movement, Omidyar's latest spinout, Malaysian businesses get new accrediation, new appointments and a sad departure.
Even the greatest products rarely sell themselves – so we asked marketers at top social enterprises Hey Girls, Clarity, Mamoq and Hubbub to share their top tips. The second in our two-part guide.
Social entrepreneurs may acknowledge there’s a crisis unfolding, but that doesn’t mean there’s a clear path ahead for how they should respond. Are they falling short – or does the responsibility lie elsewhere?
Managing director of the School for Social Entrepreneurs – and NatWest WISE100 nominee – Nicola Steuer on changing career, growing a 20-something year-old charity, and how inclusivity is never a job done.
How can social enterprise support organisations help entrepreneurs learn – and what skills do they need most? Five lessons from the School for Social Entrepreneurs.
A new grant funding programme launched by the School for Social Entrepreneurs aims to reward sales growth of social ventures operating in challenging markets.
Social investors should take a lesson from the Brexit vote, writes Geetha Rabindrakumar of Big Society Capital. We need to ensure the work we do is as inclusive as possible.
"Social enterprise can democratise much of Britain, precisely because it can shift power from the elite to the marginalised." Alastair Wilson, CEO of the School for Social Entrepreneurs, reflects on the idea of meritocracy.
