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A professional approach to professional support

By David Freeder

By David Freeder Since joining the social enterprise sector last year, I have been both surprised and impressed by the huge range of support that’s on offer to entrepreneurs in this sector.  There are already a number of social enterprises in the UK that have successfully scaled and are proving to be commercially sustainable whilst [...]

New vs. Old: It is leadership that matters most

By Andy Harper

As the social enterprise sector continues to grow, we see an increasing number of new organisations emerging. Social enterprises continue to outperform Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) for growth: 58% of social enterprises grew in 2010 compared to 28% of SMEs1. The increasing interest from government and private sector further underlines this trend. I [...]

SOCIAL BUSINESS TRUST PARTNERS

The commitment of these investors is to contribute £15m of cash and in-kind support over a 3-5 year period.

  • Bain & Company
  • British Gas
  • Clifford Chance
  • Credit Suisse
  • Ernst & Young
  • Permira
  • Thomson Reuters