Social Enterprise Business is currently being led by 45 person boards of coalitions and 1,720 quangos. Is this a real movement-a new way to do business- or is it simply a place to park some government funding? When the Times and RBS give out social entrepreneur awards to CEOs running charities…we have surely lost [...]
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Measuring impact. oh really?
Ok. So you are social entreprenuer. Your business works (congrats you are now in the top 10% of SEs) and you want to increase the scope of your impact. You now need additional outside investment.
Problem: how do you prove that you are already making an impact?!
1. You provide a myriad of case studies. (anectdotal)
2. You [...]
In Charge. And getting out of the way. (Well Said.)
I don’t think I can improve on this post and its message; so I am posting it here in its entirety with links to it.
This is from a daring person who is taking control of a process usually much out of your control (finding a job). She is, at least from what I gather [...]
Open source social business
Is there a way to get the important info to people starting or running a social business (aka enterprise) in a collaborative open source way that eliminates the bureaucracy of hub sites and presented on a user friendly way? Importantly, if you found a way, what chance does it have of reaching a meaningful portion [...]
fashionistas in beeston
blogging live from the myCatalyst fashion show at Hillside in Beeston. Wow! some interesting pieces from a diverse group of ambitious designers. Some of these fashion designers are doing there first show, but you couldnt tell. Music, drink, dancers and good food are mingled in between two sets. standouts include custmised hoodies (yes, those!), retro [...]
Outliers!
READ OUTLIERS, BY MALCOLM GLADWELL!
This is the best book I have read in some time. It uncovers what we at Camberwell know and are trying to provide to help make our society great. Greatness and Change is about opportunity and graft. Not extra IQ points, not special formulas or copyrighted engagement processes, not wealth, not [...]
Shine Launched!
Apologies for the brief hiatus in posting.
Finding the time to blog isn’t easy, especially when planning a big launch
event. Thankfully all the planning paid off (thanks to Cultivate for all their
hard work) and the Shine launch was a big success. It was great to see the
building full of people and buzzing with energy. The event [...]
Tribes
One my favourite commentators on marketing, Seth Godin, has just released a new book; Tribes. The premise is that the most successful companies have tribes that support them. The problem, as always, is how do you attract the tribe? Seth posits that this is accomplished by leadership, not marketing/hype.
This is relevant as I have just [...]
From Values to Value
In his last post Todd raised some interesting questions about how social enterprises can have a wider impact on society and escape the compartmentalised box they are sometimes placed in. Mike responded by arguing that separating social enterprise and the wider business world creates a false dichotomy. Instead he argued what matters is making enterprise [...]
About Todd
Todd Hannula was a self-confessed “corporate boob”, before moving to Yorkshire and making things happen. He is a co-founder and CEO of Leeds-based social entrepreneurial development and consultancy firm Camberwell that makes places and spaces work; including their own social business ventures for entrepreneurs and a game-changing aspirational place.
About Chrissie
Chrissie Slater grew up on a small Scottish island. With a history of private sector business development both for the corporate sector and for her own business, she was selected as one of Yorkshire’s Woman Business Ambassadors in 2007 - and joined Camberwell the same year.
About Chris
Chris Hill has worked in the field of enterprise and regeneration for twenty years and is Camberwell's co-founder and business development director. His specialist areas include development trusts and associated property development, business planning and enterprise work with housing associations.
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CIC or not to CIC?
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From Values to Value
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Social Enterprise comes to Venturefest
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CIC | The Achilles Heel
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Going for it!
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ResPublica
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Silly, Really!
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Restricting Structures
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Dragon Boats and Teamwork
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Entrepreneurial Approach: Social Enterprise Needs More of It
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Kieran: Isn't this the classic problem of how to leverage ...
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Todd: Gerry, Agreed. And I would add that my experience ...
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Gerry Andrews: Having been involved in working with local communi...
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Alan Wallace: Hmmmmm. He's clever and speaks well in every sens...
