Women leading the charge in social enterprise
It’s not just the motivations of these businesses that differ from traditional organisations, but also the make-up of the leadership teams and business owners.
Darlo – A Babywear Brand with a Social Mission
Chloe Hoole from Sheffield (aged 30) has just launched Darlo, a new babywear brand with a serious ethical conscience. Every purchase from the babywear range provides a week’s worth of meals for a child in India.
Sharing is everything… An Idea worth spreading
A visionary social enterprise, led by a group of female students in Amsterdam, aims to change the face of international development. On the launch of the OFoundation’s crowdfunding campaign, Victoria Peter tells their story.
Making a difference hasn’t been easy: Social Entrepreneur Daniella Genas
With the right support and determination, you can be an entrepreneur with social objectives.
“An Opportunity I had to take” Kelly Klein, founder of Student@Home
Student@home is an award winning social enterprise, linking employment for students with technology access for the digitally-excluded. Its founder, Kelly Klein, answers this month’s Q&A.
Success on the cards for Jessica Huie
Jessica’s prospects looked bleak as a 17 year-old teenage mother. But early responsibility gave her the drive to be a success in business. Now she’s giving back and going Global with Color blind Cards.
Social Enterprise Funding Fuels EduTech Pioneer Zoe Peden
Zoe Peden was one of the first people to be offered a place on the Big Venture Challenge’s programme of support, designed to help social entrepreneurs raise external investment
Getting Back on the Right Track with Fashion: Sissy Rooney
Having left school with no qualifications Sissy built a career and got her education the hard way. She now uses innovative methods to keep kids on the right track and to inspire them to get the most out of their own educational opportunities.
Ethical Business: Learning from the Co-op
Ethics are big business. And ethics are an important driver for growing numbers of new businesses too, many of which unfortunately fail to get the balance right between passion and profit. So what can idealistic start-ups learn from the success of the Co-op and the fair trade movement?
Try the Crowd for Business Finance
Bubble and Balm have attracted the UK’s largest crowd-funding investment of £75,000 from 82 micro-investors. It’s a sign that this new form of business funding has taken off in the UK.