The British Council and SERIO at Plymouth University have partnered on a series of studies that examine the benefits and challenges of partnership between higher education institutions and social enterprises in 12 countries and territories.
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Singapore has launched it's 1st festival for social enterprises called FestivalForGood.
Enterprises under the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE) have created more than 200 jobs and helped more than 3,000 people, said Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin on Saturday (Aug 20). The Straits Times explores the new festival and what is has to offer: CLICK Got a business idea that will solve a social or environmental issue? Then read Startups.co.uk tips on starting a social enterprise.
A social enterprise is a business that seeks to improve the environment or society. According to the Social Enterprise Survey, there were 70,000 social enterprises recorded in the UK in 2015 that were contributing £24bn to the national economy. Their three steps are:
To read the full article and find out more: CLICK A recent article in on the Forbes website, looks into the social entrepreneurship.
Today’s young people are as concerned with making a positive impact on the world as they are with making money. A whopping 94% want to use their skills to benefit a cause. Meanwhile,only half of Americans have confidence in the free market system, down from 80% just 15 years ago. Read more: CLICK Social Enterprise – is it a trend, a revolution, or something in between? Social Good Stuff have put together a great overview of social enterprise activity from around the world, check it out: CLICK
Iridescent Ideas recently helped Viewhear become a CIC and start their social enterprise journey.
The CIC regulator has released their latest annual report. The report outlines the activities of the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator) during the 2015 to 2016 financial year.It provides an overview of the CIC Regulator’s performance, with accounting and expenditure information. It also includes statistics showing the number of community interest companies (CICs) that were approved, dissolved and converted, and a breakdown of CICs by region. CLICK
The Forerunner Prize is pleased to announce a new partner - Social Enterprise Mark CIC. The Forerunner Prize is aimed at social entrepreneurs looking to do exciting things with technology. Working with the Social Enterprise Mark CIC will help the successful winner create a strong social enterprise.
We are pleased to announce that we have been approved as a 'Enhance provider' for the Lloyds Foundation's Enhance grants programme.
This means we can work with Charities who have been successful in receiving funding from the Lloyds Foundation's Enhance programme. To find out more about the programme: CLICK |
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