Dear social entrepreneur…

by Charlotte Young, SSE Chair of Trustees. 

I was recently at one of those events that crystalizes all that I love about SSE.  It was of course a graduation ceremony for some of those exceptional people who become Fellows. Hearing about their lives and the impact they are making always has the same impact on people at these events for whom it is the first time they’ve encountered SSE – emotion, inspiration and renewed optimism about what is possible.  And it has exactly the same effect on me.

Chair of SSE

Charlotte Young, SSE Chair of Trustees

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Refreshingly retro: Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

While you are reading this, I’m actually sat at an email marketing conference, so who knows what I’ll learn and what this could look like next week.  It will probably be in 3D or something.  Or have sound effects.  Or it won’t even arrive in your inbox, but will be instead be transmitted directly into your mind.  The future is a scary place…

Our Future Is Greater Than Out Past

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Punchier than usual: Have I Got Social Enterprise News For You

Hmmm.  For once I haven’t got much to say.  It’s been that sort of week. Because I’ve not got anything else to write here, I’m going to use (abuse?) this space to ask if anyone knows a good roofer in Peckham?  (We’ve got water dripping down a cavity wall).

Anyway, here’s this week’s news:

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An Interview With…Kresse Wesling, Elvis and Kresse

by David McGlashan

The first in a new series, as we profile social entrepreneurs and voices from around the sector.

This week, we meet Kresse Wesling, co-founder of Elvis and Kresse, a social enterprise which uses reclaimed materials to produce accessories such as handbags and belts. The first material that Elvis and Kresse used was decommisioned fire hoses, and 50% of their profits from this line go to the Fire Fighters Charity.

Elvis and Kresse

Elvis and Kresse

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