What are social venture capital firms?
Many social entrepreneurs and aspiring people from around the world have been asking me about funding sources for their ideas. Having a good idea is a start, but you will need capital to make is sustainable and scalable. So what are social venture capital firms and how can they help you get funding?
Dragon fires interest in Nick Clegg's employee ownership proposals
Calls from Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to back employee ownership struck a chord with leaders across business and civil society today, including one of Britain's best known 'dragon' entrepreneurs.
Calculating costs and benefits of driving entrepreneurship: lessons from Massachusetts' Green Economy
In August 2011, the solar panel manufacturing company Solyndra filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. A common occurrence over the last three years, Solyndra's closing its doors on employees would not typically attract national attention. However Solyndra, as we all know, had received a $500 million federally-backed loan as part of the Administration's efforts to drive the green economy.
9 books to shift your perspective for 2012
I tend not to buy and collect books but prefer to borrow them from the library or friends or pick them up second-hand in charity shops (the Oxfam bookshop in Bloomsbury is excellent). But there are a few key books that I have bought and that I return to again and again, and I wanted to share a few key ways that these books have shifted my perspectives on work and life.
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