The pandemic slowed the world to a crawl – but social enterprise sped up
On the fifth anniversary of the first lockdown, academic research shows that social enterprises not only survived during the pandemic – they thrived.
Connection Crew releases 2024 impact report on the UN Day of Social Justice
Connection Crew, the UK’s only social enterprise in the crewing industry, published their 2024 Impact Report on 20th February 2025, reflecting on a record-breaking year of social and environmental impact, and what that really means. The report, released on the UN Day of Social Justice, highlights the dual challenges of rising homelessness and the urgent … Continued
Making a home for social enterprise to Livv and Flourish
Makerspaces in Liverpool that bring creativity to communities and provide hubs for budding artisans and entrepreneurs to flourish in business has become the first beneficiary of a brand new social investment fund ringfenced for the Liverpool City Region.
Social value expert Joanne Anderson joins our team
We are proud to announce that pioneering social entrepreneur Joanne Anderson has joined us as an Associate Director leading our Social Value 2032 Programme. As the first female Mayor of Liverpool, Joanne spearheaded efforts to deliver social value for local communities, introducing and monitoring targets across local government contracts to make sure that procurement benefitted … Continued
How Starts with you embeds social impact into everything it does
We are delighted to launch our Social Impact Report for 2022-23 to coincide with Global Social Enterprise Day. Our video report provides a snapshot of our people, partners, and numbers, showcasing how we embed social impact in everything we do, building a kinder, fairer way to do business. Fundamentally Starts with you (SWY) is a Property Service … Continued