News
30 Jan 2015
The Government is calling upon private investors and philanthropists to help solve issues such as homelessness and long-term unemployment. Social ventures are often much better positioned to provide the services required to meet the needs of local communities, provided that backing is available.
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29 Jan 2015
The Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme opens for applications on 2nd February. The programme offers finance and support to 300 social entrepreneurs every year and consists of two different courses. The ‘Start Up’ course helps new social enterprises get up and running and the ‘Scale Up’ course supports those looking to grow an existing enterprise.
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26 Jan 2015
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) conference is taking place in London on Monday 23rd February. The theme for this year’s conference is: money follows mission – creating a financially stable organisation.
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22 Jan 2015
The University of Northampton is once again working in partnership with Santander to offer small and medium sized enterprises the opportunity to host a student or recent graduate intern through a subsidised scheme.
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13 Jan 2015
The University of Northampton will be running a Social Market as part of the “List It Live It” week (in conjunction with National Student Volunteering Week). The market will take place on Friday 27th February in the Student Union on Park Campus. There are a limited number of stalls available for social enterprises to sell their products and/or services at a charge of £10 per stall.
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