Social Enterprise News

No dogmatic decisions on Big bank is good, say social financiers
Social Enterprise Live
All of the sector representatives subsequently spoken to by Social Enterprise say they were happy to hear that no decisions had yet been made on the bank, ...
Communities must pay to join Big Society NetworkSocial Enterprise Live

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£11m Cabinet cuts hit social enterprise
Social Enterprise Live
Responding to the announcement Social Enterprise Coalition CEO Peter Holbrook said: 'As all government departments are being asked to cut their budgets ...
Office for Civil Society to slash spending by £11mCivil Society Media
Office for Civil Society cuts £11m from Capacitybuilders, v and the Commission ...Third Sector

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Government asks charities and social enterprises for ideas on reducing deficit
Civil Society Media
The Cabinet Office is asking the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors for innovative ideas on how to reduce the deficit. ...

Justmeans
Help Wanted: Social Enterprise and Non-Profit Sector Leadership to Meet Deficit
Justmeans
Harvard Business School developed a Social Enterprise Initiative, as did the Yale School of Management, escalating programs dedicated exclusively to Social ...

Compulsory retirement at 65 to be phased out, more on the Khyra Ishaq case ...
The Guardian
Guardian awards Guardian Public Services awards 2010 Guardian charity awards 2010 Society Guardian social enterprise summit We are starting to plan this ...

Social Enterprise Mark creator moves on
NewStartMag (blog)
Paula Howley, the key developer behind the Social Enterprise Mark, is leaving the Social Enterprise Mark Company to take up the position of enterprise ...

24dash (press release)
Concerned supported housing residents to question MP over Big Society plans
24dash (press release)
Last month Mr White introduced the Public Services (Social Enterprise And Social Value) Bill, which covers social enterprise development and opportunities ...

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The Guardian
Society daily 28.07.2010
The Guardian
Guardian awards Guardian Public Services Awards 2010 Guardian Charity Awards 2010 Society Guardian Social Enterprise Summit We are starting to plan this ...

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Link4Life awarded Social Enterprise Mark
Rochdale Online
“Recognition from the social enterprise mark helps us to effectively underpin this commitment. Our focus is on supporting the quality of life of the people ...

Interview: Andrew Haigh
Third Sector
Social enterprise is the way forward for private bank Coutts & Co, according to Andrew Haigh, ...

Written Ministerial Statement
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
Each of these organisations has received the approval of their PCT and strategic health authority (SHA) to pursue plans to set up a social enterprise. ...

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Huyton social enterprise Fusion21 praised for its fit with PM Cameron's 'Big ...
LDPBusiness
HUYTON social enterprise Fusion21 has been praised by Whitehall as part of Prime Minister David Cameron's 'Big Society' launch in Liverpool last week. ...

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Shropshire community health services to 'stay with NHS'
BBC News
The Unite and Unison unions have welcomed the decision not to pursue a social enterprise option. Lynne Weaver, from Unite, said staff concerns had been ...

24dash (press release)
Enta awarded social enterprise mark
24dash (press release)
Kevin Hayes, Chief Executive of Enta, said: “We are extremely proud and honoured to receive the Social Enterprise Mark. “For more than 30 years we have ...

Report suggests a new social retail bank could unlock £1.5bn in social investment
Civil Society Media
... entitled Understanding Social Investment, recommends that ownership of the funds of Futurebuilders England, Communitybuilders and the Social Enterprise ...

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The Guardian
Spotlight: Leeds social enterprise makes 2500 homes safer
The Guardian
Thousands of people across West Yorkshire are feeling more secure in their homes thanks to the work of a pioneering Leeds-based social enterprise. ...

'Community experiment' in Middleton 'hits buffers'
Teesdale Mercury
The Social Enterprise Loan Fund said it provided a loan of £35000 to help the trust pay for the lease and fixtures and fittings. The community services were ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Women on the agenda
Cumberland Courier Newspapers
Coinciding with the launch of The Big Issue's new social enterprise set to address the needs of some of the country's 46 000 + women, the event saw a panel ...
Finding jobs for homeless women is a Big IssueSydney Morning Herald

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The Guardian
Society daily 27.07.2010
The Guardian
Guardian awards Guardian Public Services Awards 2010 Guardian Charity Awards 2010 SocietyGuardian Social Enterprise Summit We are starting to plan this ...

24dash (press release)
Teddy Bears Picnic - you're in for a Big Surprise
24dash (press release)
Children from Beaumanor enjoyed a Teddy Bear's picnic at the Unity Garden on Drummond Road, Leicester on Friday, thanks to local social enterprise Stride ...

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