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Breaking the cycle: Why health equality is key to ending poverty 
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Breaking the cycle: Why health equality is key to ending poverty 

Health equality is not only vital for individual wellbeing but also serves as a powerful lever in the fight to end poverty
What is a social enterprise?
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Explained

What is a social enterprise?

Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing
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Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'
Michael Dapaah

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'

School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
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School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please
Three Change Please baristas promoting their Nespresso partnership
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Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please

CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art
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CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art

Social Bite's Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe 'made friends' with George Clooney
Josh Littlejohn in a blue shirt
Letter to My Younger Self

Social Bite's Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe 'made friends' with George Clooney

Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords
A group of school children in uniform and two white men in dark suits outside the Houses of Parliament in London on a bright, sunny day,
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Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords

Social enterprise education: How schools across the globe are driving change
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Social enterprise education: How schools across the globe are driving change

Big Issue founder wants to 'redesign' government to end poverty
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Poverty

Big Issue founder wants to 'redesign' government to end poverty

The social enterprise offering loans to people who can't afford to make their homes greener
social enterprise Lendology lends cash so people can insulate their homes to tackle climate change and rising energy bills
Climate crisis

The social enterprise offering loans to people who can't afford to make their homes greener

Tim Campbell: 'The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?'
Tim Campbell. Photo: BBC
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Tim Campbell: 'The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?'

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance
Tim Campbell MBE in front of the City of London skyline
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The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance

Looking for a gift hamper that makes a difference? Meet Social Stories Club
Meet the maker

Looking for a gift hamper that makes a difference? Meet Social Stories Club

'Mr Christmas' turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity
Mark Abbott's Christmas lights
News

'Mr Christmas' turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity

Charities and social enterprises offered loans to beat energy bills
A hand points to buttons on a gas boiler
Social enterprises

Charities and social enterprises offered loans to beat energy bills

How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London
Community activism

How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London

An artisan soap maker is giving homeless people jobs and support to turn their lives around
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An artisan soap maker is giving homeless people jobs and support to turn their lives around

Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business
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Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business

Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced
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Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
School social enterprise stars take up the Big Issue sell-off challenge!
To launch our Schools Sell-Off in partnership with Social Enterprise Academy, Big Issue vendor Anabel (centre) met pupils Orla Maxwell, Aaron McKenna, Kierston Gibb and Willow Michael from St Bernard’s Primary School in Glasgow.
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School social enterprise stars take up the Big Issue sell-off challenge!

Social enterprise: the next generation shaping a better world
Social Enterprise Schools share experiences across the globe
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Social enterprise: the next generation shaping a better world

School social enterprises take centre stage in this week's Big Issue
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School social enterprises take centre stage in this week's Big Issue

How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
Jenny Adjene (far left) with her core team outside their shop in Tavistock, Devon. Courtesy of Hip Hip Hooray
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How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth

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