Social Enterprise

Cincinnati.com
Guest post: Brett Smith of Miami U
Cincinnati.com
By Brett Smith Contrary to popular belief, social entrepreneurship does not equal nonprofit organizations. While social entrepreneurship may occur within and through 501(c) 3 organizations, the legal entity is not the primary criterion for social ...

The Guardian
Trust in the North – Kenspeckle
The Guardian
Over the last two years Trust in the North has developed a confectionary social enterprise called Kenspeckle – a Northumbrian dialect word for 'distinctive'. We chose a name that stood out but had relevance to where the heart of our business lies.

The Guardian
Cafe / Restaurants
The Guardian
Such is the allure and popularity that social enterprises are increasingly moving into this sector as it provides a viable business option. Chain restaurants have also expanded in number which intensifies competition for the independent restaurants.

1to1 Media (registration)
Social Networking: Without a Champion, Enterprise Social Tools Sputter
Formtek Blog (blog)
In fact, a recent survey by InformationWeek finds that only 13 percent of organizations that have attempted to use Social Enterprise tools view their implementations as being a “great success”. We're not talking about public social networking — in ...
Some pages boost engagement with posts about Super Bowl: So what?Inside Facebook
Social Media's Undeniable Impact on Customer Loyalty1to1 Media (registration)
Employee Social Media Access at Work Challenges the Security ProsSYS-CON Media (press release)

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Involving service providers: defining the scope of the Big Society
Local Government Chronicle
For some weeks you are considering how to squeeze these rarer social enterprise and mutual curiosity-quenching droplets of information from the otherwise brain-numbing Mistral of fiscal austerity that are flowing from the City pages and filter them ...

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The Construction Index
Stronger focus on social value needed in Scottish commissioning
Civil Society Media
Social Enterprise Scotland has called for community benefit to be a priority in all of the country's public procurement. The call comes in response to an announcement made yesterday by Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital ...
Public contracts in Scotland to have social value clausesThird Sector
Hundreds of millions 'leaking out' of ScotlandScotsman

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Involving service providers: defining the scope of the Big Society
Local Government Chronicle
For some weeks you are considering how to squeeze these rarer social enterprise and mutual curiosity-quenching droplets of information from the otherwise brain-numbing Mistral of fiscal austerity that are flowing from the City pages and filter them ...

The key role of councils in nurturing social enterprise
Local Government Chronicle
The support of councils is vital to social enterprises if they are to have a chance long-term, says Chris Brophy - yet this is only one of a series of interlocking parts needed for a successful transition. Advertise with LGC, local government's leading ...

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Social Enterprise Supports Global Education Efforts
Justmeans
Social enterprise is an effective tool to help meet the challenges of global education. This is the finding of a recent McGraw-Hill Research Foundation policy paper, "How Social Entrepreneurship is Helping Improve Education Worldwide.

News Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf supports community organisations
News Wales
The Fund supports both revenue and capital projects for up to three years in a bid for social enterprises and community organisations to develop projects with the main aim of making the organisation more economically sustainable.

Social Enterprise Live (blog)
Social Enterprise Mark's 50in250 Campaign Comes to West Midlands
Social Enterprise Live (blog)
The Social Enterprise Mark's '50 in 250′ campaign to get 50 large companies to sign up to buy from at least 5 Social Enterprise Mark holders within 250 days will be held in Birmingham on Friday 2nd March 2012. Register Here.

GigaOm
3 popular ways to screw up enterprise social
GigaOm
6, 2012, 6:00am PT 2 Comments Enterprise social networking may still be in its infancy when it comes to widespread adoption, but its popularity as a buzzword could hardly be hotter. What's the result? A lot of folks with little experience of how to ...

Social business success: Burberry
ZDNet (blog)
We're now almost a third of the way through this a ten part series — please read the overview here — that takes a detailed look at current real-world examples of social business in large enterprises. In the last post, we explored what construction ...

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Social Enterprise Mera Gao Power Connecting Those Without Power in India
Justmeans
A social enterprise electricity and mobile charging service is giving poor farming families living in one of the poorest states, Utter Pradesh, in India, a chance to lead a different lifestyle through micro grids. It means huge improvements in quality ...

Unitus Seed Fund Launches with Three Social Enterprise Investments in India
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
"We are seeing a new group of highly capable and socially motivated entrepreneurs who believe that they can realize more wide-scale and sustainable poverty impact by operating as a business rather than as a non-profit. The Unitus family of entities has ...

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Unitus Seed Fund Launches with Three Social Enterprise Investments in India
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
“We are seeing a new group of highly capable and socially motivated entrepreneurs who believe that they can realize more wide-scale and sustainable poverty impact by operating as a business rather than as a non-profit. The Unitus family of entities has ...

Social Enterprise 'Unrecognised' - Study
Pro Bono Australia
'Social enterprise' is an apparently unrecognised term to the general public, with nearly one-third of people in the UK having never heard of it, according to a recent study. The study, carried out by YouGov on behalf of Charity Finance, quizzed more ...

Financial Times
Life after the NHS finds mutual ACE thriving
Financial Times
Richard Kearton, chairman of Anglian Community Enterprise, is describing how life has changed since its staff decided to leave the National Health Service and turn themselves into a non profit-making social enterprise providing health and social care ...

Social entrepreneurship not a one-note approach
Cincinnati.com
Contrary to popular belief, social entrepreneurship does not equal nonprofit organizations. While social entrepreneurship may occur within and through 501(c) 3 organizations, the legal entity is not the primary criterion for social entrepreneurial ...

Neal: Sharing a new way to do business
Asheville Citizen-Times
“Legal Strategies for Social Enterprise & Sustainable Economies: A workshop for communities, leaders, and practitioners” will be held 1:30-4:30 pm Wednesday in the Haynes Conference Center on the Enka campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community ...