“Outstanding” social business which doubled income, staff and trainees wins Microentrepreneur of the Year – Growth category and £5,000 prize in 2016 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards What are the characteristics of an outstanding social enterprise? Look no further… Continue reading
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Winners of Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards 2016 announced
Outstanding business and social enterprise leaders celebrated along with providers of responsible finance in UK Awards for achievements A prize pot of £65,000 has awarded to businesses, social enterprises, and responsible finance providers at the 2016… Continue reading
Key Fund’s Economic Impact impresses judges in Citi Microentrepreneurship Award
Key Fund named as winner of the Economic Impact category (for large providers) in 2016 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards Think the “banks won’t lend” and Yorkshire folk are tight? A Sheffield-based lender dispels those myths by providing… Continue reading
Interview with Paul Kalinauckas, winner of Outstanding Leader in Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards
What are the attributes of an ‘outstanding’ leader? Can they be learned? Paul Kalinauckas is the Chief Executive of responsible finance provider BCRS, which he helped establish in 2002. And he was recently named the winner… Continue reading
From “am I too young to start my own business” to win in Citi Microentrepreneurship awards
Callum Murray of Yarm Butchers named as winner of Young MicroEntrepreneur of the Year in 2016 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards – and takes home £5,000 prize When the only high street butcher in Yarm, near Stockton-on-Tees, retired… Continue reading
Wales green finance provider gets win in Citi Microentrepreneurship award
Robert Owen Community Banking Fund named as – Winner, Social & Community Impact in 2016 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards, taking £15,000 prize in prestigious UK Award scheme When a Welsh community wanted to raise £1m to… Continue reading
Leeds’ OPAL ‘jewel in the crown’ for sustainability in Citi Microentrepreneur Award
Ailsa Rhodes of The OPAL Project has been named the winner of the Microentrepreneur of the Year (Sustainability) Award in 2016 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards – taking £5,000 prize When a project helping to reduce loneliness and… Continue reading
Win for Homes for Good in Citi Microentrepreneurship award
Susan Aktemel of Homes for Good Community Interest Company named as the winner of the Social Microentrepreneur of the Year Award – and a £5,000 prize – in the 2016 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards For many, the… Continue reading
Baker proves Lancs Lender has ‘yeast’ that businesses knead
From a little cash to a lot of dough – Baker proves Lancs Lender has ‘yeast’ that businesses knead Lancashire Community Finance is the winner of the Economic Impact category (for small responsible fionance providers) in… Continue reading
10 years of Responsible Finance
£1.6 billion has been lent by responsible finance providers over the past 10 years according to our new report published today. The responsible finance market has experienced a rapid rise over the last ten years, with… Continue reading