Procurement reforms have hindered SMEs and social enterprises
Bdaily: Changes to the procurement process have made it harder for small businesses and social enterprises to win public contracts, a government select committee heard on Tuesday.
Social enterprise: the investor's final frontier
Forbes: More and more private sector investors are jumping into the social sector, supporting impact entrepreneurs and seeing returns on their investments. That's good for everybody's bottom line, writes Elizabeth Anderson.
Social Value Act is a step forward
Third Sector: The implementation of the act is an important development for charities involved in the delivery of public services, writes Andy Ricketts.
Social tenants get computers from housing trust
24dash.com: Tenants of Watford Community Housing Trust have been given free computers by their social provider. The Trust ran the competition after linking up with Eco Computer Systems Ltd, a social enterprise which specialises in recycling computer equipment and gives all its profits back to community projects.
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