Paralympic blog: day 11, community transport visits Brands Hatch!
As the days and hours race by, London 2012 social enterprise transport boss Anna Whitty asks how the 24 delivery organisations can continue to make such a difference...more
View ArticleParalympic blog: day12 – the last full day
London 2012 social enterprise transport chief Anna Whitty experiences the sadness and happiness of an Olympic community transport victory...more
View ArticleParalympic blog: day 13 – and then it was over
Something ‘extraordinarily special’ happened at London 2012, says social enterprise community transport boss Anna Whitty, as she reflects on the closing events...more
View ArticleVince Cable: there is another route for SMEs and communities to access finance
Business Secretary Vince Cable launches a £60m fund to help community lenders boost the growth of business and the social economy...more
View ArticleUK community finance leader says it’s time to capitalise
In the wake of a £60m fund and a scheme where mainstream banks will refer all declined loans to community lenders, Ben Hughes calls for sustained action to capitalise the market and stimulate deal...
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Time to sharpen your act for a new NHS commissioning world
Significant changes in healthcare commissioning mean social enterprises must change their approach – says Mo Girach of the NHS Alliance....moreA Clinical Commissioner’s Guide to the Voluntary...
View Article‘Strategists study fruit flies in a world of elephants’
Strategy researchers should study the firms which really matter and which have far reaching consequences for society, says Oxford Professor...more
View ArticleIs social enterprise the answer for struggling charities?
Changes to the funding environment have made life for charities much more challenging and complex. Is social enterprise the answer?...more
View ArticleColin Crooks: how to make a million jobs
How can decades of decline be reversed in the UK's poorest communities? Colin Crooks thinks he has the answer....more
View ArticleThe McDonald's template for social change
Would more great ideas reach scale if social entrepreneurs dropped the ego and embraced the McDonald's model of growth?...more
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