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
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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
Small business lending figures no comfort to many businesses
The recuperation continues. Retail bankers – for several years a convenient pantomime villain of the press – received plaudits this week after the British Business Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets Report revealed that lending to small and medium-sized businesses is growing for the first time… Continue reading
Finance For Enterprise achieves re-accreditation of Customer First Standard
Another great start to the New Year for Finance For Enterprise achieving ongoing compliance for the third time. Originally awarded in 2009 and retaining this accreditation every two years to maintain compliance with the standard. Mike… Continue reading
State of the Non-Profit Finance Function
Findings from this joint research between Responsible Finance and ACCA show that there is recognition across non-profit organisations that the finance function should play a driving role, as it does in the commercial sector. Despite this,… Continue reading
Giordano Dell’Amore Microfinance Good Practices Europe Award
Fondazione Giordano Dell’Amore (FGDA) and European Microfinance Network (EMN) are glad to announce the eighth edition of the Giordano Dell’Amore Microfinance Good Practices Europe Award. The Award is open to any European institution or organisation directly… Continue reading
A Balanced Economy Needs Responsible Finance for Business
It was fascinating to read the latest description of a two-tier Britain – in which meaningful job creation is lagging behind in vast swathes of the Midlands and the North compared with London and the South… Continue reading
The responsible finance industry in 2015
A record year for the responsible finance industry 07.12.2015 Responsible finance providers (formerly known as CDFIs) lent over £250 million in 2015, injecting nearly £600 million pounds into the UK economy. New research from the industry… Continue reading