Reflections on Shine

Just back from SHINE, the third annual unconference for social entrepreneurs: hundreds of social entrepreneurs, investors and supporters brought together by events producers germination and partners including UnLtd and School for Social Entrepreneurs. Swiftly following an incredibly inspiring presentation from Alexander Osterwalder that drew on the design process behind the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, my [...]

Miss out on investment this time? Here’s why…

With the latest round of Learning Launchpad investment all but done and dusted (watch this space to find out who the lucky ones were), it’s only fair that we let you know the reasons why we might not have selected your idea this time. A lot of our feedback for Round 1 still holds but [...]

Get the kids to pay?

I had a bit thought last night at an event that I went along to with my colleagues Cynthia and Rajni. The event was held to drum up UK interest in the work of Acumen Fund – a global social investment fund that supports social enterprises in India, Pakistan and Kenya to scale up their [...]