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Social Firms demonstrate the Big Society in action for social enterprise day

 Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) & Lambeth Council visited Star Social Firm Lambeth ACCORD to m ...

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Government removes Bill’s power to support social enterprises

Government removes bill's power to support social enterprises tendering for public sector goods contracts. Social Firms UK ...

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The Future 100 Awards 2011, is now open for entries!

 The Future 100 Awards are designed to recognise the talents of young social entrepreneurs who are running a business with a triple bottom line. The awards are organised by Striding Out, sponsored by ...

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Social Firms UK celebrate KTP success

 Applications for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) funding have always been fiercely competitive and never more so than at ...

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Social Enterprise Coalition unveils new name and visual identity

The Social Enterprise Coalition has unveiled its new visual identity and has started trading under its new name, Social Enterprise UK . The organisation changed its name and identity to better reflec ...

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New data shows social enterprises are outperforming the rest of the UK economy

 Social enterprises are outperforming the rest of the UK economy in terms of growth, according to the RBS SE1001 Index unveiled ...

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Turning buying into giving - UK consumers get a new choice

Life Changing Retailers Launch Major New ‘Big Society’ Initiative UK Consumers get a radically new choice across a w ...

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A Social Firm fit for a Queen

Brighter Future Workshop , a Social Firm in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, is celebrating in true royal style. It has won The ...

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Big Venture Challenge launched

  The Big Venture Challenge is looking for the 25 most ambitious social entrepreneurs in England. They want exceptional people with radical ideas who have got what it takes to deliver social impact ...

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Wates call for business & Govt to support social enterprise

 Wates Group is one of the first construction companies to develop close links with social enterprises as an integral part of its supply chain and has pledged to work with them on its projects in the UK. ...

News Item - site admin - 04/04/11 - 0 comments