Matt Mead
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Is a £1billion forecast impact investment market in the UK a welcome feast for capital-starved social entrepreneurs? Isn't £1billion really just crumbs falling from the financial system's table? And feast or famine, is impact investment offering the right diet for the social venture market?
05.11.2012At the Socap conference in San Francisco in early October, over fifteen hundred people gathered to talk about the "intersection of money and meaning". Socap is the biggest gathering of impact investors in the world, and participants who travel to San Francisco from every continent are described as 'pioneers' seeking to "direct the power and efficiency of market systems toward social impact".
01.11.2012The Business Leadership Network’s Making It Mobile event: what a great showcase for Britain’s entrepreneurial talent. There were 5 minute pitches from twelve companies competing for the MiM award 2012 interspersed with the other presentations throughout the day. I was one of many judges in the room asked to award a mark out of ten for their “potential to make businesses mobile”.
01.04.2012It is important to remember that the journey from idea to start up to venture backing is just the first part of the adventure. The key issue is then scaling the business and really growing shareholder value. In his guest blog, Chris Winstanley the VP Marketing at Basekit talks about that challenge.
Seven key recommendations came out of a meeting of angel investors for stimulating UK economic growth.
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