by David McGlashan

It’s seemed a bit of a quiet week this week (although that could be me not checking Twitter so often). Tweet me if you’ve spotted something I’ve missed, or let me know if there is something you’d like me to include in forthcoming weeks.

• Charities can apply for £500m of European Social Fund

Third Sector bring news of a new £500m European Social Fund to be distributed between 2014 and 2020.

• Special report on social entrepreneurship: The golden legacy of the Copper Box

The Independent continue their series of articles on social entrepreneurship by looking at the Copper Box, the Olympic venue now managed by social enterprise GLL.

• There had to be a link about the royal baby!

The Brink, an alcohol free bar in Liverpool founded by SSE student Jacquie Johnston-Lynch and whose patron is Kate Middleton, have created a cocktail in honour of the new royal.

• Social enterprises could be a solution to government procurement failures

Article by SEUK’s Peter Holbrook in the Guardian last weekend.

And finally…two varying views of the social investment market:

• Kershaw slams ‘toxic thinking’ in the social investment space

• Why social investment is moving in the right direction

This post is by SSE’s Enterprise Officer, David McGlashan. You can follow him on Twitter @davemcglashan