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‘I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed’
Prisons

‘I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed’

Once a prison governor, Andy Gullick now helps prison leavers become self-employed through RIFT Social Enterprise

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Employment

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs

Social enterprise Fat Macy’s offers kitchen and hospitality training before helping them with job hunting and securing housing

How to have a seaside holiday without making homelessness worse
Tim Williamson

How to have a seaside holiday without making homelessness worse

Avoid short-term lets and look out for guesthouses and businesses that prioritise social good, writes Responsible Travel’s Tim Williamson

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
Accessibility

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers

Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Big Issue Invest

Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back

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How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise
Big Issue Invest

How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise

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

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

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? 

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 

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

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
Sponsored content

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
Sponsored Post

Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords

Social enterprise education: How schools across the globe are driving change
Sponsored post

Social enterprise education: How schools across the globe are driving change

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

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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