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<>I had great fun at the SHINE09 unconference for social entrepreneurs last Friday and Saturday, first with a little light social reporting and then helping run the Social Collaboration Game, which I wrote about earlier.The social reporting was light for me because there were far more video cameras</>... more

<>It seemed like a good idea at the time. It is a good idea. But sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for.What we’re wishing for is two or three employers to take on a couple of unemployed people. This has been a long time in the planning. Six years or more during which we’ve piloted one </>... more

So I'm at Dartington Hall in Devon, in 1500 of the UK's finest leafy acres. But no time to enjoy the peace and quiet, or the view. Because I am here with 150 social entrepreneurs from across the UK: all... more

So on Day 2 at the SSE residential, 140 social entrepreneurs packed into the Great Hall at Dartington to hear from Colin Crooks, social entrepreneur and founder of Green-Works, the furniture recycling social enterprise It takes quite an individual to... more

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UnLtd, The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, is giving delegates at Chain Reaction 2009 on 12 November in Canary Wharf, London, the opportunity to secure one UnLtd Level 1 Award with support and up to £5,000 of cash to turn their idea into a reality.<>Level 1 Awards are designed to help make new</>... more

<>It seems that not everyone shares our enthusiasm for social enterprise.  First there was NAVCA's boss twittering away about his doubts about the good ship #socent, and now Social Enterprise Magazine assistant editor Chrisanthi Giotis has told us about how she struggles to explain what she does to</>... more