With a record number of children homeless in the UK, social enterprise leaders met with government to explain the barriers making it hard to reduce this number – and the solutions that work. “The housing system is broken.” That was the blunt opening from Richard Kennedy, co-founder of Cornerstone Place, at the fourth evidence session of the Social, Cooperative and Community Economy All-Party Parliamentary Group. … Continued
Social Enterprise of the Year award winners Change Please tell us how they’ve achieved growth and impact during nearly eleven years in business.
The winners of the UK Social Enterprise Awards were announced at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank on 26 November. The evening saw the venue transformed into a Festival of Hope celebrating the makers, the community builders, the job creators, the radicals, and the dreamers who make up the social enterprise movement. Across 15 categories the … Continued
As thousands of people prepare to attend Labour Party Conference, Social Enterprise UK has been working with its venue ACC Liverpool and catering contractors Sodexo to maximise the event’s positive impact by bringing social enterprises into its supply chain.