Nov 1, 2023
Katalin Juhasz and Ollie Pollard join us today to show how impact alignment between investors and social enterprises makes a difference to communities and businesses – plus what traditional city institutions can learn from social investors.
Ollie is Head of Enterprise Growth Funds at Resonance, founded in 2002 with...
Sep 3, 2023
Low emissions zones became a political battleground just after recording this interview with Kate Barnard, founder and CEO of Enjoy The Air.
But what does the public think? Can we prove the impact of "hard or soft" interventions on air quality? And just how far are people prepared to go when it comes to action in...
Mar 31, 2023
Caz and Darron Burness already had a thriving business – doggy day care, pet-sitting, home boarding and other services – when they spotted an opportunity to purchase a kennels premises. It was the perfect fit.
But how to finance the acquisition? A £100,000 loan from BCRS Business Loans unlocked their ambition and...
Dec 8, 2022
Ready for some big numbers? How about £165 million? Just one of the staggering figures revealed in Salad Money's first ever impact report.
Salad CEO Tim Rooney tells us how the social enterprise, which lends to NHS and Public Sector workers, has helped applicants identify £165m in benefits they could apply for but...
Mar 2, 2020
Imagine yourself on a zero-hours contract, leaving home early in the morning to deliver a sports therapy session. By the time you've spent several hours travelling to the place which booked the session - at your own expense - it's been cancelled. And you don't get paid.
Now imagine making that journey in a wheelchair....