Good morning and welcome to today's Guardian Social Enterprise Network daily digest. Our space to tell you the latest news, advice and analysis from the sector.
• Today we reveal Day 5 of our social enterprise gift ideas Christmas advent calendar. Comment on our open thread and tell us why you choose to buy social enterprise products for the chance to win a Christmas hamper full of social gifts! Follow our hashtag #socentxmas for updates.
• On the network today, following on from Apple's Meet the Developer event last week, Lily Cole speaks to us about the inspiration behind her social business Impossible and why social enterprise is the future of the economy.
• In other news, Pioneers Post reports on ethical investment platform Ethex announcing the latest trends from its marketplace. The announcement highlights cooperative businesses as among its success stories.
• Meanwhile, Social Enterprise UK announces one of its members - The Good Analyst is advising on the UKs first energy-focused social investment fund. The Good Analyst is working with Ignite to embed social impact analysis into its new initiative the Big Energy Idea.
• Elsewhere, online magazine Entrepreneur collates the top tips for being a successful social entrepreneur from a variety of individuals who run social enterprises.
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