It seems to have been a little quiet on the news front this week (either that or I have been really inattentive). To supplement the usual goings on I’ve included some bits and pieces that you might find useful. This week I’ve focused on marketing, because that’s what I do, but if people would like this sort of thing more regularly I’ll expand it to other areas as well – reply and let me know!
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This week’s edition is coming to you from Latitude Festival in a field near sunny Southwold! “Sounds like fun” I hear you say. Well, the beer is poured by a social enterprise so we’ll put this one down as a research trip. Enjoy this week’s news, it’s been a busy one.
I’m waving at you from here
I’ll be honest. This is shorter than usual and slightly hurried, but it’s being written during the lunch-break of a training course on Thursday, I can see the sandwiches disappearing fast and I don’t want to be left with tuna. Also I’m out of the office on Friday getting married, but that’s another story… Enjoy, and ignore any spelling or grammatical errors. Normal service will resume next week.
This image is supposed to symbolise speed.
Before he became CEO, Alastair was a student on the very first cohort of School for Social Entrepreneurs back in 1998, as a result of attending SSE he set up his own social enterprise which he ran for 3 years.
These first-hand experiences have shaped his leadership style, here he gives his top 5 leadership lessons for social entrepreneurs:
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday SSE Ontario, happy birthday to you!
I’m not quite sure if this is a cake or a trifle.
