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General news of interest to the social enterprise sector in the region.
The Goose with golden eggs?

From water and eggs to microfinance, social business Global Ethics is turning profitable products into life-changing projects across the world. As it continues to diversify, the business is now looking for investment to grow. Claudia Cahalane spoke to founder Duncan Goose about its plans for 2012

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UK ‘social stock exchange’ takes next step as Big Society fund shares out £3.1m from dormant bank accounts

A UK-based ‘social stock exchange’ is one of four projects to share £3.1m from dormant bank accounts.

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Big Issue Invest sparks job hopes for homeless with £200k investment in PwC’s social enterprise fire station

Social investor Big Issue Invest (BII) has collaborated with PwC in a restaurant project to support new training and employment opportunities for people at risk of homelessness.

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Europe gives Big Society Capital an early Christmas present

The European Commission has given the go ahead to Big Society Capital, declaring it an ‘innovative project’ that does not breach state aid rules.

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Stars line up to support FC United’s Big Coat Day to help the homeless

Local celebrities, actors and comedians are lining up to support social enterprise football club FC United of Manchester’s annual Big Coat Day on Boxing Day, which aims to help the homeless and needy by collecting warm winter clothing before their home game against Ashton United.

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Banking reforms fail to consider role of banks in society

Government plans to reform banking in the UK are welcome but still fall short of what’s needed, the CEO of Charity Bank said this week.

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