Social entrepreneurship and the co-operative ethos
How does the individualistic style of the social entrepreneur sit alongside the inclusive, co-operative ethos of most social enterprises?
Telling the story behind the product
Should you tell the story behind your products? Opinion is divided ...
Avoiding tyre-kickers and cheese-munchers
If the find you have a lot of enquiries from customers you can't help, the fault may be with you, not them...
Social impact measurement conundrums
Social impact measurement is not new, but it is increasingly being talked about to show value when competing for public service contracts. Easier said than done ...
The value of learning
In the current economic climate, the days of free training courses may be numbered. If this has the effect of increasing the perceived value of learning, there could be a positive impact...
Marketing Your Assets
A prosperous and vibrant social enterprise sector.
We want to place social enterprises and their support needs at the centre of a changing agenda.
Cost, price and sustainability
You're probably paying too much for products and services you buy, and not charging enough for those you sell. That's never good for business ...
Managing expectations
Social enterprise is in the spotlight. In its first 12 months the current government arguably raised the profile of social enterprise higher that the previous administration through 12 years of solid support. But it's a dangerous place to be...
Volunteers, social enterprise and sustainability
If social enterprise is about paid employment, is there a role for volunteers?
Embracing risk and failure
We don't need to be told that these are hard times to be running businesses. But what are the implications for social enterprises trying to demonstrate a better way of doing business by doing things differently - will we have to stop experimenting?...
A Question of Scale
What's the right size for your enterprise? I don't mean turnover, in this case I'm talking about the number of people who work in it on a paid basis. This is not to under-estimate the sweated labour of volunteers but that's a variable not easily built into a business plan.
SEEE Member BigBarn uses CrowdCube to raise investment.
New way for uk entrepreneurs and business pioneers to raise business finance...
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