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These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
Big Issue Invest

These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest

A snapshot of some of the businesses focused on young people that Big Issue Invest has helped to thrive

Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King’s birthday honours
King's birthday honours

Arise Sir Gordon! Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick knighted in King’s birthday honours

Lord John Bird paid tribute to Roddick’s role in creating the ‘wonderful, splendid, innovative, earth-shattering phenomenon called the Big Issue’

What is social impact financing – and should your organisation consider it? 
Big Issue Invest

What is social impact financing – and should your organisation consider it? 

A Big Issue Invest guide to social impact financing for mission driven organisations

Former homeless people take over empty Debenhams to open one of UK’s biggest charity shops
Homelessness

Former homeless people take over empty Debenhams to open one of UK’s biggest charity shops

Breaking the cycle: Why health equality is key to ending poverty 
Big Issue Invest

Breaking the cycle: Why health equality is key to ending poverty 

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What is a social enterprise?
Explained

What is a social enterprise?

Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing
Big Issue Invest

Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: ‘Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive’
Michael Dapaah

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: ‘Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive’

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

School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue

Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please
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Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please

CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art
Art

CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney
Letter to My Younger Self

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney

Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords
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Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords

Big Issue founder wants to ‘redesign’ government to end poverty
Poverty

Big Issue founder wants to ‘redesign’ government to end poverty

The social enterprise offering loans to people who can’t afford to make their homes greener
Climate crisis

The social enterprise offering loans to people who can’t afford to make their homes greener

Tim Campbell: ‘The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?’
TV

Tim Campbell: ‘The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?’

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance
entrepreneur

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance

Looking for a gift hamper that makes a difference? Meet Social Stories Club
Meet the maker

Looking for a gift hamper that makes a difference? Meet Social Stories Club

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity
News

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity

Charities and social enterprises offered loans to beat energy bills
Social enterprises

Charities and social enterprises offered loans to beat energy bills

How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London
Community activism

How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London

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Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business
social enterprise

Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business

Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced
Social enterprises

Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced

School social enterprise stars take up the Big Issue sell-off challenge!
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School social enterprise stars take up the Big Issue sell-off challenge!

Social enterprise: the next generation shaping a better world
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Social enterprise: the next generation shaping a better world