Insight

Rene Perkins of CityMaaS, who appeared on the show during the most recent run, reveals the truth about appearing on the perennial television favourite.

Marie Cudennec Carlisle’s business was suddenly vulnerable when her customers ceased orders during the pandemic. But a supportive phone call from a fellow social entrepreneur helped turn things around.

There’s a social issue you want to tackle. Is it better to do that as a charity or a social enterprise? Three leading social entrepreneurs told us why they chose the latter. 

Earth Day 2022 has the hashtag #InvestInOurPlanet which got us thinking: how can you do that? We sifted through some of the 400 social enterprises we know and realised you can do this with your spending power. 

How do you make the leap from startup to scale up? Ashley Cavers from The Wonky Food Company tells us how they tackled the challenge all young companies face as they grow.

An on demand learning platform flourished during lockdown, building a community of users and supporters. The co-founder of Mumsnet offered ‘positive criticism’ to help Walter Kerr perfect the offering. Meet Disco.

Mindful of the prejudice employers have regarding disabled candidates, Jane Hatton, founder of Evenbreak, was moved to tackle the issue when she became disabled herself.

Expert Impact Speakers, the world’s first social enterprise speakers agency, launches with all profits being used for positive social change.

On International Mentoring Day, Karen Lynch describes both the personal and professional satisfaction she gets from mentoring.

A new year is often a time when people want a fresh start. We talked to CEO Melvyn Morrison about the reasons why he set up recruitment agency BME Promise and why he's been busy ever since.

Abbie Morris saw several ways her business could succeed. But concentrating on doing one thing well proved essential for a strong foundation.

Expert Impact is joining forces with Social Enterprise UK, the membership organisation that champions the sector.