IMPACT 101: Why do social enterprises acquire other entities, and how do mergers and acquisitions in this sector differ to commercial ones? What are the risks? Buzzacott's corporate finance team have the answers in our freshly updated Impact 101.
Effective leadership doesn’t just happen – you need to keep working at it. Here, Buzzacott’s learning and development team share five exercises every social business leader should make time for.
How do you build a high-growth startup? Ariana Alexander-Sefre of Spoke World and Joe Seddon of Zero Gravity delve into how to take a startup to the next level at a fast pace, drawing from their insights as leaders of young, rapidly growing social businesses.
Calum MacDonald of SE100 award-winning Point and Sandwick Trust joins the podcast to share what makes a 'Social Business Champion' – and Carol Somerville and Joanne Ferguson of Bethesda Hospice explain how they benefit, too.
The SE100 Awards, created by Pioneers Post in partnership with NatWest, celebrate the most pioneering social enterprises in the UK. But it takes special qualities to be a winner, as one of our judges reveals.
How do you gather meaningful data for an impact report – and how do you use it to improve your organisation? Martin Cosarinsky Campos and Harry George from social enterprise Breadwinners share what works in our latest episode.
How to lead an effective and happy team, even in difficult times? In this episode, Tim West talks to Do It Now Now founder Bayo Adelaja and Clear Voice CEO Sadie Visick along with Buzzacott's Sarah Dalton.
SOCIAL BUSINESS SPRINT: Tax and VAT might not be the fizziest subjects in social business – but getting things right is important and can also work in your favour: for example, by taking advantage of tax reliefs when you go for investment.
Directors and trustees of social ventures can focus too heavily on the financial aspects when it comes to risk management – undermining their efforts to achieve positive impact, warns Tom Beswick of Buzzacott accountants.
