Year: 2018

B Corp status is the latest movement sweeping the business world, originating in the states, almost 150 UK businesses are now certified as a B Corp, and 3,000 globally, and some pretty big ones too. So what is a B … Continue reading →

Video case study featuring Amerie-Rose, co artistic director of Encounter Theatre & Therapy, who completed the Lloyd’s Social Entrepreneurs Start-Up Programme at School for Social Entrepreneurs – Dartington, which is supported by the Enhance Social Enterprise Programme. The Heart of … Continue reading →

Blog post by Susanna Jones, marketing officer for the Enhance Social Enterprise Programme. Could you please tell us a bit about your background and 4 Dementia Carers? ” 4 Dementia Carers started due to my own personal experience. As a … Continue reading →

1. Social enterprises are not-for-profit. WRONG! More social enterprises generated a profit than standard SMEs (93% vs 76%). Most social enterprises we see are ‘for profit’ but they dedicate their profits to achieving a good cause. Social enterprises can, and … Continue reading →

Put simply, social investment is the use of mostly repayable finance to achieve a social as well as a financial return. A social investor hopes to receive their original investment back with interest generated from the trading profit of the … Continue reading →

It’s a sad day when any business goes into liquidation but the news that Carillion Plc is no longer viable means that a sizeable national workforce may need to look for new jobs and sub-contractors will be left worrying about … Continue reading →

1. Concentrate on what you need to do, not what you like to do When it comes to business support, many new entrepreneurs are magpies attracted by the shiny gems of learning rather than the brown load-bearing stones that form … Continue reading →