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Tweet tweet! Social entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter
If you make only one resolution for 2009, I'd advise to you do more tweeting!If you're not aware of the phenomenon that is Twitter, then this video will explain. Basically the microblogging services...
View Article10 online resources for social entrepreneurs
What is it about lists?! Everybody loves 'em! That was certainly the case with my last blog update. My tips for the social entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter was easily my popular post so far so as you...
View ArticleHow Twitter is changing the way charities fundraise
If press reports are to be believed, one major casulty of the recession is charitable giving. Indeed a poll released last Friday by Fairinvestment.co.uk claimed 22% of Britons have reduced the amount...
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Skoll 2009: Welcome to the new paradigm
As a journalist, I go to a lot of conferences but unfortunately not all prove to be particularly useful. That description however can in no way be applied to the Skoll World Forum which I had the...
View ArticleSkoll 2009: Inspirational social entrepreneurs
With 785 delegates from 60 countries and 6 continents at the Skoll World Forum, it was hard to avoid inspirational social entrepreneurs during the 48 hours I spent in Oxford this week. But then, why...
View ArticleA new dawn for UK social enterprise?
Amid all the talk of government help for business in this time of recession, it's about time social enterprise got a mention. Thankfully that moment arrived today with the government's Social...
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Social enterprise on the doorstep
Social enterprise can turn up in places where you least expect it as I discovered recently when I popped down to an event taking place as part of the Bristol Design Festival. I'm a big fan of the...
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Are social entrepreneurs key to rebooting Britain?
It's hard to deny that we're in a bit of a mess. The economy is facing its toughest challenges for decades, public services are being hit by ever increasing demands and trust in politicians is the...
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'Tis the season to be socially entrepreneurial: Events to attend in 2010
As this is my first blog post of 2010, may I wish you all a Happy New Year!I'm determined to blog more this year and what better way to kick off than with a list of the top social enterprise coming up...
View ArticleLive blog: Doug Richard's School for Startups - Growing a successful social...
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View ArticleLive video and blog: Voice10, the Social Enterprise Coalition's annual...
Live video: Voice10 day twoLive blog:Voice10: The Social Enterprise Coalition's annual conference LIVEVideo replay: Day one of Voice10
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Poll: Does your social enterprise qualify for the Social Enterprise Mark?
The long awaited Social Enterprise Mark was launched at the Social Enterprise Coalition's Voice10 on Monday evening with indoor fireworks and spectacular circus performances. After a trial in the South...
View ArticleUPDATED: Is The Phone Co-op’s Social Enterprise Mark award an attempt to...
I spotted a tweet this afternoon with a link to the announcement that The Phone Co-op has been awarded the recently launched Social Enterprise Mark. This is a high profile development given that the...
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Twestival: A lesson in real-time and transparent fundraising
Anyone with an interest in charities and social media is likely to be aware of Twestival. Something that started in 2008 as one tweet and a small gathering in London has grown into a worldwide...
View ArticleLabour election manifesto: Commitments to social enterprise
Included in Labour's general election manifesto, which was launched today, is a small section on social enterprise. These are the party's commitments:The Social Investment Bank will make additional...
View ArticleLive blog from the launch of the SE100 Index
The RBS SE100 Index is a new tool that charts the growth and impact of any organisations that deliver social, economic or environmental change including charities, housing associations, co-ops, social...
View ArticleExclusive video: Barchester boss backs Big Society
Last week I interviewed Mike Parsons, the founder of elderly care homes business Barchester Healthcare, for my day job as editor of BusinessZone.co.uk. He has been hugely successful having grown the...
View ArticleSocial Enterprise Ambassadors programme comes to an end: What did it achieve?
Here's an article I wrote earlier this week for my day job as editor of BusinessZone.co.uk:The three-year government-funded Social Enterprise Ambassadors programme, set up to promote social enterprise...
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