The entrepreneurs leading Britain's social enterprises are outperforming mainstream SMEs in a range of business metrics, according to a new report. more»

High street lender Santander is renewing its partnership with Crowdfunder, a crowdfunding platform, with a second phase of funding for the Santander Changemaker Fund. more»

Entrepreneurs in the UK’s social enterprise sector generated almost £1bn in 2016, according to the country’s largest study into community-minded businesses. more»

High costs, lack of consistency and sector exclusivity mean investment is not reaching social enterprise startups desperate to access funding for growth. more»

The council has partnered with peer to peer lending platform ThinCats and the Aston Reinvest Trust (ACT) – a West Midlands community development fund – to help finance startups and social enterprise founders in the poorest parts of the city. more»

"We incubate business ideas right from imagination to execution. To achieve that we’re part thinktank, part consultancy, part creative studio." more»

Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones continues his mission to put “enterprise education” at the centre of the British school system, as over 2,000 schoolchildren across the UK go head-to-head to with their own businesses as part of a scheme backed by the investor. more»

Working with some of London’s best known bakeries, Breadwinners is an innovative new charity, providing a leg up to those struggling to find employment in the UK capital. more»

Santander UK has announced a unique deal with alternative financing platform Crowdfunder. The “innovative collaboration” represents the first time a high street bank in Britain has entered into a partnership with an equity crowdfunding site. more»

In recent weeks, small business owners in particular have reason to feel buoyant. The Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 0.25 per cent should see benefits passed down to business owners in the form of cheaper loans. more»