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A new way to fund social enterprise

By Robert Ashton, Third Sector, 26 April 2007

A marriage between charity and business could lead to the birth of social enterprises that will free charities from their dependence on statutory funding, says writer, consultant and speaker Robert Ashton.

Too many see establishing a social enterprise as a new opportunity to approach old funders. They simply take a tired charitable service, incorporate it as a Community Interest Company and expect it to thrive. What’s often missing is the entrepreneurial spark. Evolving a charity activity into a social enterprise should...

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