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Social enterprise

When communities ask: 'What if we ran it ourselves?'

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11 Apr 2016

Josie Warden

Community businesses engage locals as creators, not just consumers, of their impact. Introducing the RSA's recently launched Community Business Leaders Programme, designed to support these organisations to grow.
Blog: Dotforge deliver Tech For Good with a vision for global impact

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30 Mar 2016

Vimla Appadoo

Find out more about the RSA's partnership with Dotforge Impact and how we're supporting entrepreneurs harnessing the power of digital technology to realise positive social change.
Blog: The Stage is Set

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04 Mar 2016

Robert Ashton

RSA Fellow, Robert Ashton discusses his project 'Swarm' and their epic quest to liberate and support young and talented business heroes.
Five tips for social entrepreneurship in developing countries

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22 Feb 2016

Thomas Schuurmans

Social entrepreneurship is hot, but it’s not just a trend in western nations Developing countries are also seeing positive change as result of emerging social enterprises. Will 2015 be remembered as the tipping point? Thomas Schuurmans FRSA, founder of ProPortion dreams that this new type of entrepreneurship will soon become mainstream. After seven years of experimentation in the developing world,he shares his top 5 tips..
Blog: scaling for social impact

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29 Jan 2016

Leonie Jarrett

Guest blogger Leonie Jarret, School for Social Entrepreneurs, looks at what to consider before thinking of scaling for social impact.
Blog: Is social enterprise the way to go?

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25 Nov 2015

June O' Sullivan

In light of last week's global entrepreneurship week, June O'Sullivan FRSA explores what it might take to shift more businesses to the social enterprise model, and what the benefits of this could be.
Blog: Why it pays to buy social

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19 Oct 2015

Sam Tarff

Sam Tarff, CEO of Yorkshire-based social investor Key Fund, explores social enterprise and why it pays to buy social.
Blog: Person-to-person social justice - where new and old power combine

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22 Jul 2015

Anthony Painter

The balance of power between people working together and old hierarchies is changing. Anthony Painter shows how and contends that we should start looking at society and politics in new ways.
Blog: Why the future of social care lies with micro businesses

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26 Jun 2015

Kelly Hall Catherine Needham

The recent RSA research into micro-businesses has highlighted the potential for self-employed individuals and very small companies to be innovators, bringing new ideas to market.
News: And the Winners Are...

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26 May 2015

Sevra Davis

We're delighted to announce the 2015 RSA Student Design Award Winners, showcasing the very best emerging designers and innovators - and demonstrating the power of design as a force for positive social change.