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When a leading housing developer embarked on a mission to build Scotland’s first sustainable village, a social enterprise model offered the best opportunity to combine innovation, partnership and...
View ArticleThe Goose with golden eggs?
From water and eggs to microfinance, social business Global Ethics is turning profitable products into life-changing projects across the world. As it continues to diversify, the business is now looking...
View ArticleSocial Business – the missing piece of the social economy puzzle?
A quirk in UK company law and a steer from the US could lead the way to truly harnessing the power of capitalism in the service of society, suggests Luke Fletcher...more
View ArticleDarwin: the true father of economics?
As Europe stares into an economic abyss and with the US appearing to be in terminal decline, capitalism is under the cosh. Economist and author Robert H. Frank explains his vision of an economic model...
View ArticleA shocking mess or a jolt back to life?
Can social entrepreneurs revive opportunity from the legislative mess of the Health and Social Care Act? David Floyd investigates...more
View ArticleInfographic: the impact of social entrepreneurs
What do social entrepreneurs achieve and what impact do they have on communities across the UK? UnLtd reveals all in graphic form...more
View ArticleA woman on a mission: Taking a grown-up approach to childcare
Overseeing ambitious growth and culture change at the UK’s biggest childcare social enterprise, CEO June O’Sullivan says the opportunity is there but the sector is completely failing to make an impact...
View ArticleThe football star with big social goals
'Just do it,' advises ex-international footballer Kelly Davies reflecting on her journey from award-winning start-up to tackling big social issues with football clubs in four countries...more
View ArticleFLOYD'S LEADER FOCUS: Ed Mayo, head of Co-operatives UK
With the impending takeover of more than 600 Lloyds branches and declining consumer confidence in big business, Ed Mayo says the time is now for co-operatives....more
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