Early stage social businesses are being challenged to apply for vital investment capital and business mentoring support that will potentially propel their ventures to the next level. Isabelle De Grave looks at the Big Issue Invest's new programme.
Big Society Capital's latest and largest ever investment of £14.5m is set to make Charity Bank a strong and meaningful force for charities and social enterprise.
Community based lending in the UK increased from £64m in 2012 to £88m in 2013, the community finance sector to earmark 2014 as a year for further growth
