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Social Business Profile: Upshot - the social enterprise startup with a unique birth
Should we stay or should we go? Upshot CEO Preeti Shetty describes how she faced the challenge of spinning out the social enterprise from a bigger charity, and how the team has coped during its first three years as an independent business. For small charities, impact measurement can be a significant burden. Small staff teams on already stretched budgets often don’t have the time, skills or resources to gather and report on data, if that data is even available.
The real lesson from Greensill and Super League? It's time to give shareholder primacy the red card
Last week, it was oligarchs (a former prime minister and other political insiders) trying to financialise the public sector payroll so that they could take a clip on the way through. While bizarrely trying to persuade us – and themselves – that it’s all for the public good. This week, it was oligarchs (owners of top football clubs) trying to further financialise football by creating a special exclusive club for themselves to eliminate the financial risk of relegation. Paid for by the public.
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Hong Kong: why even wealthy societies need social entrepreneurs
iBakery is a well-known social enterprise success story in Hong Kong. Established in 2010, the cafe and bakery chain, which trains and employs people with disabilities, now sells its wares in 11 locations across the city. It’s not alone: the restaurant review website OpenRice currently lists some 70 Hong Kong eateries tagged as “social enterprise”. But those driving social innovation say it will take more than individual successes to solve the city’s stark inequality.
Hong Kong: why even wealthy societies need social entrepreneurs
iBakery is a well-known social enterprise success story in Hong Kong. Established in 2010, the cafe and bakery chain, which trains and employs people with disabilities, now sells its wares in 11 locations across the city. It’s not alone: the restaurant review website OpenRice currently lists some 70 Hong Kong eateries tagged as “social enterprise”. But those driving social innovation say it will take more than individual successes to solve the city’s stark inequality.
Podcast: How to tackle inequality across Asia with social enterprise
Governments are recognising that although economic growth rates in Asia are the envy of the world, the unintended consequences of rising income inequality and environmental impact can no longer be ignored. In this context, governments are beginning to reimagine the role that they can play in directing the entrepreneurial spirit that exists in Asia towards addressing some of the most pressing challenges faced by the continent through social entrepreneurship.
Post Grenfell, communities are holding things together
Over the last few months we’ve had far too many unexpected shocks and tragic loss of life – the terror attacks in Westminster, Manchester, London Bridge, Finsbury Park, and then the Grenfell Tower fire. These events were utterly devastating. But through it all, one thing is obvious – when tested, the power of community prevails.
Achieving gender equality through social enterprise
If the need for gender equality was ever in doubt, the opening lines to the British Council’s new report Activist to entrepreneur: the role of social enterprise in supporting women’s empowerment makes the argument convincingly. Globally, women and girls are at greater risk of poverty, violence and abuse than men. They are more likely to be malnourished and less likely to be educated.
Meet the social investors of AVPN
One of the biggest events in the social investment calendar is just around the corner – the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) conference will be taking place in Bangkok June 7th-9th. The conference is the largest gathering of philanthropists and social investors in Asia, convening with a view to collaboration and sharing knowledge. The event brings into sharp focus the sheer number of actors within the social investment space.
Making the most of the market
Hong Kong is not short of social problems.
How do you build a brilliant social business?
There are many examples of successful social enterpreneurs but in terms of poster boys and girls for the sector Kelly Davies (pictured above, left) has a solid claim for being near the top of the pile.
Can social enterprise clean up British football?
British football has a serious problem with debt addiction. At all levels of the game, it’s depressingly common to see private investors chase short-term success with borrowed money, only to pull out when things (invariably) don’t go to plan and leave the club saddled with debt. No surprise, then, that many football supporter groups across the UK are borrowing ideas from the co-operative movement and the social enterprise sector in order to create a more sustainable model for British football.
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