The 2019/20 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards are open for entries from responsible finance providers and their clients now. We are delighted to be partnering with the Citi Foundation once again to bring the global Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards… Continue reading
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Fredericks becomes signatory to Investing in Women Code
Responsible Finance member, Fredericks Foundation, has been announced as a code signatory to the Investing in Women Code. Continue reading
Affordable Credit Challenge Prize: cash to develop innovative fintech partnerships
The Affordable Credit Challenge will support partnerships between UK community lenders and fintechs to develop innovative technological solutions that will increase access to affordable, responsible credit. Continue reading
BEF’s £31m boost to regional economy
BEF’s new 2018-19 Social Impact report demonstrates its lending has had an enormous, positive effect for businesses, individuals and communities. Continue reading
BCRS Business Loans Records Best-Ever Year
Our member BCRS Business Loans is celebrating a “phenomenal” year as its support for small businesses in the West Midlands surged with a thirty-eight per cent growth in lending. BCRS Business Loans lent a massive £7.2… Continue reading
BEF named as a top social enterprise within the UK
Our member Business Enterprise Fund is one of the top 100 social enterprises in the UK, according to this year’s NatWest SE100 Index. The index celebrates the growth, impact, leadership and resilience of social ventures in… Continue reading
Simon Jackson joins Responsible Finance Board
Responsible Finance is pleased to welcome Simon Jackson, Head of Investment at BEF (Business Enterprise Fund) to the Board of Directors. Continue reading
Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards 2019: Winners Announced
Four outstanding businesses were each awarded a £7,500 prize in this year’s Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards, delivered in partnership by Responsible Finance and the Citi Foundation. Continue reading
Paul Kalinauckas appointed new Chair of Responsible Finance
Responsible Finance has appointed Paul Kalinauckas as its new Chair. Kalinauckas, 64, is Chief Executive of Wolverhampton-based BCRS Business Loans, a responsible finance provider which he co-founded in 2002 after a career leading and launching a… Continue reading
£19m jump in responsible finance lending to financially-excluded individuals, businesses and social enterprises
The UK’s ethical “responsible finance” sector grew by 8% (£19 million) in 2018, according to new figures published today. Responsible finance providers helped tens of thousands of financially vulnerable people to avoid borrowing from high-interest lenders.… Continue reading