Financial Planners as Catalysts for Social Investment
June 2012
This report provides evidence of why and how financial planners can help build the social investment market in the UK.
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Industry experts line up to mentor UK’s brightest creative businesses
9/7/12
Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, in partnership with PACT, IPA, UKIE and Skillset, today announces the launch of its Creative Business Mentor Network (CBMN), spearheaded by 30 of the creative industry’s most successful senior executives.
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Crossing the River by Feeling for Stones
June 2012
This paper shows how the UK's creative industries can fare better in China by using social networks.
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The Venture Crowd
July 2012
This report looks at equity crowdfunding, where individuals receive small stakes in a privately owned young business in return for investment.
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Financial planners to play pivotal role in growth of social investment
13/6/12
Financial planners can play a pivotal role in growing ‘social investment’ - the take up of products that have a measurable positive social impact – according to a new report published today by Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation.
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Services that are right up your street
29/6/12
Nesta, in partnership with the Technology Strategy Board, have announced the ten projects that have been selected to kickstart hyperlocal media innovation in the UK as part of the Destination Local programme.
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Nesta research fellow Professor Ian Hargreaves given CBE honour
Nesta research fellow, Ian Hargreaves, Professor of digital economy at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies and Cardiff Business School has been given a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours.
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On your bike: Harnessing UK ingenuity to tackle bike theft and increase cycling to work
22/6/12
Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, has today thrown down the gauntlet to people and organisations to come up with new ways to get the nation cycling by launching two ‘challenge prizes’. Applications open today.
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Technology partnerships between Scottish arts and culture asked to apply for funding to test innovation
26/9/12
The £500,000 Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture in Scotland has opened for its second-round of applications to connect Scottish arts and culture organisations with technology providers.
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Nesta Fellow awarded OBE
Nesta Fellow Dr Bob Bloomfield has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
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Marcus Kulka
Watch our interview with Marcus Kulka, CEO of Fundación Chile, who argues that issues such as climate change will only be addressed if global innovation alliances are formed.
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Cycling Challenge Prizes workshop
Watch the video introducing the Centre for Challenge Prizes' two Cycling Challenges which includes footage and interviews from a special workshop held at Nesta.
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