Is the European social enterprise agenda losing steam?
Euracttiv: Lobbyists and vested interests have tended to hijack the European Commission's expert group on Social Entrepreneurship, put together by DG Internal Market. But the EU Executive has already scored some points and still has cards left to play, writes Filippo Addarii.
Social Innovation: Creating gardens of change
Just Means: Create Change Now is a social innovation campaign and is a Las Vegas not-for-profit organisation that is changing the way families eat by educating and empowering children to make healthier food choices that are nutritious and delicious.
Councils need help to become more socially entrepreneurial, round table hears
Third Sector: Event organised by Catch22 and attended by the Princess Royal hears that local government needs help from the voluntary sector to 'get over the line'.
China may struggle to cap 'total social financing'
Market Watch: The central government has said it would keep the growth of bank loans and total social financing steady this year. But its control over total financing has weakened because the share of bank loans in Total Social Financing (TSF) has declined.
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