David Cameron launched Big Society Capital (BSC), the world???s first social investment bank, at the London Stock Exchange earlier this month. In his speech, the Prime Minister commended FranchisingWorks as a ???brilliant idea??? and highlighted the pot…
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Patrick Shine of FranchisingWorks speaks on BBC News at launch of Big Society Capital
A new financial institution, set up by the government to finance charities and community groups, has been launched by the government. Big Society Capital has ?600m, of which the majority comes from unused cash in bank accounts that had been dorman…
Read moreBig Society Capital interim fund invests in Franchising Works
The Big Society Capital interim fund has made investments worth ?3.1m in four organisations, the Cabinet Office has announced. Nick Hurd, the Minister for Civil Society, said the Big Society Investment Fund, which was established to make investmen…
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