BBC News - Do health social enterprises deliver on the ground?
With a lot of talk among politicians about the potential benefits of social enterprises, what does the reality feel like for care workers who move from the public to private sector - and can this new model deliver everything that it promises?
The Guardian - NHS reforms: the social enterprise chief's view
Fay Selvan, chief executive of The Big Life group in Manchester, discusses the position held by her social enterprise in regards to the controversial NHS reforms. "We welcome some aspects of the bill... but worry about a wider destabilisation of the NHS through competition in mainstream services," she says.
The Northern Echo - Social enterprise aims to create training opportunities for Neets
A new social enterprise aiming to increase training opportunities for unemployed youngsters across the North-East, is set to be rolled out in the Tees Valley next month. The Darlington based Community Impact Enterprise's (CIE) first project was launched in Derwentside with 10 apprentices two weeks ago.
Technically Philly - Philadelphia ranks 10th in social enterprise, 30th most competitive city on the planet
Philadelphian social enterprises are thriving. The Pennsylvania city has leapt up to tenth in the world league tables and at the same time sharpened its competitive edge. Is the correlation between the two purely a coincidence? Or does Philadelphia's experience reassert the economic importance of social enterprises?
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