UK's UnLtd matches £50k from Silicon Valley angel for patient powered medical records
The world's first patient-controlled electronic medical records system, Patients Know Best, has been awarded £50,000 from UnLtd, the UK-based foundation for social entrepreneurs, to match £50,000 of investment from a Silicon Valley angel investor, reports Social Enterprise Live.
Nominations open for first social enterprise award
Nominations for the inaugural 2012 President's Challenge Social Enterprise Award in Singapore are now open until August 31, reports Asia One News.
£2.5m for innovative scheme to help communities prosper
A new project in Wales will invite people in Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Bridgend to join community enterprise networks where they will undergo a skills audit to identify their particular talents which can be used in their local areas, reports The Information Daily. It is expected that some of the individuals involved will go on to set up their own social enterprises.
Torbay Social Enterprise Network
Torbay Social Enterprise Network is a new initiative which starts this week, reports This is South Devon. The network will provide a way for social enterprises to exchange information, ideas and expertise helping to strengthen the sector.
18 empty government buildings offered to start-ups
Earlier in the year the prime minister pledged that, as part of the government's ongoing Business in You campaign, a number of empty government buildings would be made available to start-ups at low cost, and the the first sites have now been revealed, reports startups.co.uk.
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