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As the ambassador programme completes I may finally be getting the hang of this networking lark having come away from the reception on Tuesday with some really useful contacts. It was a great evening and I’m only sorry I had to dash back to Leeds on the last train and couldn’t join my fellow ambassadors for a celebratory drink.  We’ll all work hard I’m sure to keep in touch and keep the momentum going.  What I’ve really loved about the programme is how inspired I am by the o...

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It was three years ago exactly when I first had my interview to be a Social Enterprise Ambassador and one of the questions posed to me was “How will you measure if you have been successful?”  The night before I had been watching Dragons Den and was furious  with their knock back of a nascent social enterprise.  They filed it neatly under “charity” and “not for profit” and did not understand  the potential for a company to generate a profit and make...

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It's been a weird and wonderful week with women at its heart.  On Tuesday I made a presentation to the Department of Business Innovation and Skills with Kresse Wesling the wonder woman who specializes in using waste materials to make lovely things.  Her current products include high-end Elvis & Kresse handbags, made from reclaimed fire brigade hoses and jute supermarket bags made from coffee sacks. On Wednesday I received the International Business Women award from SHE magazine ...

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Social Enterprises here in the UK should be exceptionally proud of how we have moved into pole position for developing the global movement. It wasn’t so long ago that people learning about best practice and development of social enterprises would almost always turn to the USA for their learning and to see great examples of social enterprise in action.   This is no longer the case, and developments like the Social Enterprise Mark have meant a further leap-frog into the future where the ...

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