Last night Social Enterprise UK hosted the 15th Social Enterprise Awards at LSO St Luke’s in London, sponsored by The Independent on Sunday. Thursday 28th November 2013 Host, comedienne and television presenter, Sue Perkins entertained guests and presented the winners with bespoke trophies made by the social enterprise, Impact Arts. Social Enterprise UK worked with […]
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How social enterprise can help reduce re-offending – Blue Sky featured in Guardian Social Enterprise Network
The UK prison population has soared to more than 85,000, with 20,000 prisoners discharged in the quarter ending June 2012 alone. Around 60% of offenders re-offend within two years of release. What is being done to reduce these rates? Alongside pub…
Read moreBlue Sky Development & Regeneration win Third Sector Excellence Awards 2012: Enterprise
Blue Sky gives ex-offenders work in ground maintenance Awarded to the social enterprise or charity trading arm that has made a significant difference to beneficiaries through its ability to generate income to meet its social goals When David Camer…
Read moreVirgin social angel investors help seven ventures to ??1m+
Barely half a year since its winners were announced, the Big Venture Challenge, a programme working with 25 of the most ambitious social entrepreneurs across England, has revealed that seven of the elite cohort have between them secured ?1.1m. A c…
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