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Nick Clegg and David Cameron Signs Up To Social Enterprise Charter (15 Mar 2010)
Nick Clegg has become the latest MP to sign the Social Enterprise Charter 2010, adding his name to a growing list that includes David Cameron and Caroline Lucas, Leader of... Read MorePlunkett Foundation: Community Shops Network Launch (12 Mar 2010)
A new online network dedicated to community-owned shops has been launched by the Plunkett Foundation. The Community Shops Network enables communities to access specialist advisory support on a range of... Read MoreStudy increases number of UK social enterprises to 232,000 from 62,000 (12 Mar 2010)
Read MoreOpen to PQQs: The WCVA Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) scheme (11 Mar 2010)
The scheme operates across the Regional Competitiveness and Employment areas of East Wales (RCE). It has re-opened its pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) schedule providing a second opportunity for organisations to become... Read MoreWelsh Assembly Government’s Community Scale Renewable Energy Generation Programme (06 Mar 2010)
The programme aims to promote sustainable business growth and new business opportunities by enabling the establishment or further development of social enterprises based on community scale renewable energy installations.... Read MoreMinistry of Justice could ´shrink´ with social enterprise input (05 Mar 2010)
The Ministry of Justice believes social enterprise is key to helping the department deal with cash cuts of up to 20 per cent. Julie Taylor, the ministry´s director of offender... Read MoreThe Altru Fund: Investment fund focuses on social investments (04 Mar 2010)
The Altru Fund is a new £10m fund that aims to make commercial returns from social investments. Launched by Aros Capital Partners, a boutique investment management firm that already runs... Read MoreBig Lottery People and Places: Addressing the economic downturn in Wales (03 Mar 2010)
This fund prioritises voluntary and community sector organisations that are providing broad services to support vulnerable families and children living in poverty including food co-operatives, clothes recycling schemes, nutrition and... Read MoreSocial enterprise sets up loan that repays in line with growth (02 Mar 2010)
The HCT Group, a community transport social enterprise, has arranged a £3m loan deal in which investors will receive a return on their money, based on growth in its turnover,... Read MoreMutuo: The Mutuals Manifesto 2010 (01 Mar 2010)
The Manifesto calls for more businesses to belong to their customers, more employee-owned firms and more community led public services. It calls manifesto recommends that public services should be supported... Read More Wales Co-operative Centre, Llandaff Court, Fairwater Road, Cardiff, CF5 2XP
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