The Social Business - Tackling prisoner re-offending – should we get involved?
I do most of my work these days through Social Business Brokers, the social enterprise I set up in 2010 with fellow Leeds social entrepreneur Gill Coupland, founder of Angels Community Enterprises, writes Rob Greenland.
The main issue we've focused on so far is empty homes – based around a Call To Action that we've organised for the middle of May. But, on a smaller scale, we're looking at other issues too. One we looked at today was prisoner re-offending.
Enhanced Online News - Saba Announces Revolutionary Social Enterprise Platform
To meet the demands of today's changing world of work, Saba (NASDAQ:SABA), the premier provider of people-centric enterprise solutions, today announced the availability of its next generation social enterprise platform, Saba People Cloud. The platform combines social, real-time and mobile technologies with modern people processes to allow organizations to engage, develop and inspire all the people they work with – co-workers, partners, suppliers and customers.
Financial Times - Case Study: Investors for a social enterprise
A social start-up serving the base of the pyramid can take backing from both impact investors and venture capital. However, it must be transparent to all parties about its financial and social goals and show how these are complementary rather than requiring a trade-off: Movirtu and its investors believe they can enhance the financial bottom line by meeting customer needs, which includes helping alleviate poverty.
Third Sector - Competitions offer social enterprises worthy prizes
The benefits of entering a social enterprise competition include not just cash but feedback and a chance to practice your pitch, says Rod Schwartz of ClearlySo.
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