A recent Guardian article reminds us that social enterprise in deprived areas needs to be encouraged. On the whole, I agree with this article for 3 reasons:
1. Mixing of networks; bringing people outside the community into the challenging community is important to changing perceptions and creating real opportunities for those living in the community.
2. Raising [...]
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Funding is not the Key
Seth Godin is spot on (http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/06/getting-funded-is-not-the-same-as-succeeding.html). How many times have you thought, “if I just get that loan or grant, we will be ok”? This is the classic self preservation trap. Where is the client in this thinking, where is the follow on graft? It’s not there bc we think the funding is the goal.
What [...]
7 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
I was not much of a book reading in high school or university. I read what was necessary for class (most of the time!) and read lots of magazine articles to fill my thirst for education outside school. However, over the past 10 years, I have become obsessive about books. Why? Because great books deliver [...]
Building an Experience Worth Talking About
How do you innovate a dinosaur industry like the meeting and conference industry – while creating a space that is a platform for social change?
One aspect at a time. I suppose.
I tried to convey a vision to the team this week; one filled with grand ideas of the business of why? and how we can deliver [...]
Focus: find it or perish
That one word, focus, sums up the biggest missing element of our 5 year journey in social enterprise business. We have such high aspirations; £1b in value creation in 10 years, £1m venture fund in 3 years, and generally trying to hyper expand the sector. As a result, we *tricked* ourselves into thinking everything we started [...]
Shine On, Lablets!
After 5 years or pushing forward the Shine concept, it is starting to feel like others are seeing the potential of the model to transform society. Or at least they are speaking in the same language. Our flagship model is both pushing forward to success in the worst economy and balancing on the head of [...]
School for Social Entrepreneurs and its Fellows Spread Their Wings
They came, they saw, they conquered. Our first cohort of social entrepreneurs have graduated! Congratulations to the 17 newly minted Fellows.
We couldn’t be more proud, as this was a 4 year old dream realised for Camberwell. I can still remember our first conversation with Nick (SSE HQ) at a cafe in Islington. Chris and I [...]
Entrepreneurial Approach: Social Enterprise Needs More of It
I like the point of this video. The point is not made with as much finesse as it could be: Cameron really goes for the entrepreneurial thing with example after example while letting the global theme sit in the background. He is advocating a different approach to learning, free from the shackles of the our [...]
The Problem with Capitalism (100% Pure Version)
I am a big fan of a capitalist economy. Frankly, a socialist economic model leaves me feeling a bit, err, underwhelmed. But, like many modern day (see post neanderthal) societal inventions like the bible, constitutions, and laws, flexibility is not an intrinsic part of their design. Some will argue this is the point, especially with [...]
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 platform for change Shine a place where people are inspired to make things happen; located in the heart of a challenged neighbourhood, trying to raise aspirations and create real opportunities.
About Chris
Chris Hill has worked in the field of enterprise and regeneration for twenty years and is Shine'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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Social Enterprise comes to Venturefest
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CIC | The Achilles Heel
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Going for it!
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Future Focused, Present Participant
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Funding is not the Key
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7 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
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Building an Experience Worth Talking About
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