Read more How to win contracts with local government Supplying services or products to local authorities can mean crucial revenue for your charity or social enterprise. We asked a former commissioner and a supplier to tell us how to do it.
Read more What is it like working with an investor? They will obviously want to protect their investment, so how will that relationship go if challenges arise? For Kim Rihal of Equal Education, a meeting with someone who had trod that path before instilled confidence.
Read more How to take your marketing to the masses You’ve got a decent amount of followers on social media and been honoured for your work. But how do you take your marketing to the next level? Callaly got noticed by unboxing some vintage “women’s products”
Read more How much money do you need for your social enterprise? How much working capital will the business need and what salary should you pay yourself? Here's how to work it out for your social enterprise.
Read more How to manage your mentor You’ve found someone you get on well with, who offers great advice and whom you respect. What can you do to ensure that beneficial relationship continues? We talked to Sarah Bentley from Made in Hackney about how to keep good people on your side.
Read more Stereotype smashing publication thrives during lockdown The Talking About My Generation news site, run by older people, has seen a spike in readership under lockdown due to Covid-19. Climate change campaigning, quizzes and gin are all part of the winning formula.
Read more Meet the Expert: Pamela Bell One of the original four founders of multi million dollar fashion brand Kate Spade, Pamela Bell then started the social enterprise Prinkshop, which partners with causes to raise awareness of their work.
Read more Resources for UK social entrepreneurs during coronavirus lockdown Support organisations in the UK have produced a raft of information that should help you manage your social enterprise or charity through the Covid-19 pandemic. Here's a roundup of the best of it.
Read more Crisis and change management mentors now available In response to the challenges social enterprises and charities are facing due to coronavirus, four new Experts have joined the Human Lending Library to offer their support.
Read more The key to business resilience is preparation How can you make your business more resilient? Preparation is everything, writes Tuesday P. Brooks, of financial management firm AJOY.
Read more How to stay motivated once you achieve your goals In less than three years, Colin Hegarty had achieved the goals he had set when starting his company. But now he had a new challenge. What should he do next?
Read more How collaboration can increase your social impact Pamela Bell's fashion activist social enterprise Prinkshop raises funds for good causes. But when she collaborated with globally recognised brands, the social impact rocketed.
