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Social enterprise support programme opens for applications

The programme offers people who want to use business as a way to make a ...

Finance Local Government

Public prefer social enterprises to deliver services, survey finds

'The mood has changed: the public wants a different model of outsourcing that they trust.'

Finance

Social enterprises must join forces to tackle ‘gig economy’

'The enemy needs to be economic insecurity – not other innovators and disrupters.’

Communities

Report: the organic growth of Scotland’s first social enterprise supermarket

Their manifesto was simple, to create a more localised food chain that treats the environment ...

Communities Economic Development

British firms spend £45m with social enterprises

'100% of major corporates have found the services of social enterprises to be either as ...

Economic Development

Social enterprises boost UK economy by £24bn

Social enterprises are outperforming traditional small businesses in terms of diversity, start-up rates, innovation and ...

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What’s the difference between chocolate and beer?

Anyone who uses Ebay will know the ease with which things can be delivered anywhere ...

Communities

Managing land for the common good: What works?

Social enterprises all across the UK are successfully managing land to deliver social, economic and ...

Good Local Economics

The roots of the ‘second curve’ are found by challenging ‘sacred givens’

Encouragingly, Handy also suggests that material economic growth cannot continue to be a realistic measure ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Making sense of the business rates conundrum

George Osborne’s plans for business rates devolution have so far thrown up more questions than ...