Omnis Circumvado is a specialist sports coaching company which gives inclusive opportunities to people with complex needs. The business works with children and young people in SEN (Special Educational Needs) schools and with elderly people in day centres. When launching a social enterprise “the house will set on fire,” says Louis: it’s not always plain sailing. But that determination along with careful planning paid off and Omnis is now thriving as Louis describes in this episode.
How to Make the World Better with Beer and Chocolate
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How four fantastic social enterprises create positive economic, environmental and social impacts.
Interviews: Louisa Ashforth and Adrian Ashton
May 12, 2019 by
How to avoid founder syndrome, embed values and measure your impact with Adrian Ashton and how salon boss Louisa Ashforth launched her own skincare range.
Cash for impact, asking great questions and supporting social enterprise scholarship
March 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Cambridge Social Ventures, asking more and better questions, and the EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise.
Driving art to Monaco, growing a Thai social enterprise and festival time
August 5, 2018 by
Friday’s Business Live radio presenter had a voice an octave lower than mine. I’ve not been banned from the airwaves for swearing or shock-jockery. A fever and virus has proven hard to shake off, and my voice is a deep croak. But as usual the guests are the stars of the show, and once again […]
Steve Rimmer: Tickets for Good interview
June 15, 2018 by
Steve Rimmer is a serial social entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Tickets for Good. He joined me on my Business Live FM radio programme this morning for a thoroughly interesting discussion. You can listen to the podcast below. Steve covers: launching the Tickets for Good platform, now used by event organisers all over Sheffield […]
Disruptive? Yawn. Spreadsheets with stories for investability. And Science!
March 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A rant about so-called ‘disruptive’ businesses, evidence of the power of spreadsheets and stories, and the wonder of the universe as explored by Stephen Hawking
Interview: Lynne Brooke, Social Stock Exchange and ethical investing
January 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
New interview: impact investing, NEX Exchange and the Social Stock Exchange; and “rescuing capitalism as a force for good.” Lynne Brooke explains.
Marketing & social enterprise: Gra Group and British Council
November 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This week’s Business Live radio show featured interviews with Dr. Mairi Mackay, Global Head of Social Enterprise at The British Council; and Tim Hart, principal of marketing agency with a difference, the Gra Group.
JB Gill: popstar, farmer and entrepreneur on finding a business mentor
October 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A popstar turned farmer, a CEO* at Microsoft UK, an assassin, some investors, a lawyer and a social entrepreneur: what do they have in common? They were all guests on today’s Business Live radio show.
The programme, broadcast this morning on Sheffield Live 93.FM and available as a podcast below, featured interviews recorded at this week’s MADE Entrepreneur Festival in Sheffield and the Critical Mass social and impact investment event in London.
And you can listen to the podcast of the programme here.
