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Getting the most from community buildings

It used to be a self evident truth that having a building was a good thing for a charity or community. However as our focus finder tool (c) illustrates things have changed as overheads have risen and occupancy rates have fallen.

Posted by Sarah Brown on 21 Oct '13 | Tags: charity social enterprise community interest company

Who would have thought that a little blog about what is a social enterprise would cause such a stir

As a consultant that specialises in social enterprise about a month ago I wrote a blog about the differences between business, charity and social enterprise. It has prompted some really interesting debate in LinkedIn groups particularly in the Charity UK and the Big Society groups where there have been over 50 comments. One of the most succinct responses was the first from Lucy Haughey, Director & Founder at The PlanB Partnership

Posted by Sarah Brown on 07 Oct '13 | Tags: charity social enterprise entrepreneur community interest company

The three ways to grow your organisation

There are only three ways to grow your organisation: organically but this takes time and money; mergers or acquisitions but this is high risk and difficult; collaboration and partnering which can be quick and effective if done right

Posted by Sarah Brown on 03 May '13 | Tags: collaboration goal setting strategic development entrepreneur charity social enterprise community interest company

Community Interest Companies - are they coming of age?

Community Interest Companies are in the news doing all sorts of things in all sorts of places. Its encouraging social enterprises are becoming so newsworthy if people understand that CICs are social enterprises that is

Posted by Sarah Brown on 26 Apr '13 | Tags: charity social enterprise funding and investment community interest company cic