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Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
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Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees

Big Issue Invest has invested £2.7 million in enterprises that tackle inequality in the past year alone, expanding its portfolio to 145 businesses

Inside the Big Issue: Wicked Ways
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Wicked Ways

Wicked’s director Jon M Chu talks to the Big Issue about the spellbinding movie out this month. Plus much, much more

Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards
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Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards

Big Issue editor Paul McNamee said that the award for outstanding achievement in journalism at the Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards was for “every single person who has ever sold the Big Issue” as he accepted the prize in front of some of the most renowned figures in UK journalism

Inside the Big Issue: Fearless Chris McCausland
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Fearless Chris McCausland

Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs
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Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs

Inside the Big Issue: Be more Paddington
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Be more Paddington

Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis

The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding
Big Issue Invest

The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding

Inside the Big Issue: Be more Paddington
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Be more Paddington

Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis

The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding
Big Issue Invest

The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding

Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
Inside Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see

School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
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School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
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Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition

Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
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Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’

Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle
Big Debate

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you

Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors
Financial and digital inclusion

Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors

Inside the Big Issue: Time for change
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Time for change

Inside the Big Issue: Tom Grennan is here to help
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Tom Grennan is here to help

Why social impact is needed in ESG
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Why social impact is needed in ESG

Inside the Big Issue: Oasis, Big Issue and me – by Rupa Huq
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Oasis, Big Issue and me – by Rupa Huq

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment

65,000 people facing systemic inequities supported by over £1.8mil of Growth Impact Fund investments
Big Issue Invest

65,000 people facing systemic inequities supported by over £1.8mil of Growth Impact Fund investments

Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics

Inside the Big Issue: Nick Cave and his wild, wild ways
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Nick Cave and his wild, wild ways

Impact investing and social impact investing: What’s the difference?
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Impact investing and social impact investing: What’s the difference?

Inside the Big Issue: After the riots
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: After the riots